RIYADH, 11 February 2022, (TON): Officials said “twelve people were injured by falling debris when the Saudi military blew up a Yemeni rebel drone targeting an airport close to the border.”

Fragments fell to the ground after the interception of the drone over Abha International Airport, which has previously been targeted in similar assaults.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack in a tweet, saying they had targeted an airport “used for military action against Yemen” and warning citizens to “stay away” from such sites.

The Houthis have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since 2015 when Saudi Arabia led a group of other Middle East countries to intervene militarily in Yemen's civil war after the Yemen government was pushed from power by the Houthis.

Since then, some estimates say thousands have been killed, many of them civilians, in strikes by the Saudi coalition.

The Houthis have frequently launched drone attacks at targets in the kingdom, including airports and oil installations.