A missile fired by Houthi rebels hit the arrivals hall of Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport, injuring 26 people, a Saudi official says
A missile fired by Houthi rebels struck the arrivals hall of an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, injuring 26 people, a Saudi official said.
Eighteen people were treated at Abha International Airport for minor injuries and another eight were taken to hospital, Turki al-Malki, spokesman of the US-backed Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen, said in a statement published on Saudi state media."Three women, a Yemeni, an Indian and Saudi and two Saudi children were amongst those injured," al-Malki said, adding that"authorities are working on identifying the type of missile that was used in this terrorist attack.
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