26 hurt as Houthis attack Abha international airport in Saudi Arabia

Dubai An Indian woman was among 26 civilians injured in a missile attack carried out by Yemeni rebels on Abha international airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday The attack came a day after Riyadh said it intercepted two drones fired by the Houthi rebels which controls a large part of Yemen including the capital SanaaThe attack on the Abha airport took place in the early hours of Wednesday and resulted in the injury of 26 civilians of different nationalities the report said adding that the wounded included one Indian woman and two Saudi childrenEighteen of those injured were admitted to hospital for treatment of minor injuries and at least six have been discharged Airport operations and air traffic also resumed after being disrupted for few hours Claiming full responsibility for the attack the rebels through an announcement on a Houthiaffiliated television channel said a cruise missile was used to carry out the attack The Saudiled coalition intervened in Yemen in March 2015 to push back an advance by the Houthis and to restore to power President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi Since then the conflict has killed tens of thousands of people many of them civilians pushing the Arab worlds poorest country to the brink of famineThe coalition members include the UAE Egypt Morocco Jordan Sudan Kuwait Qatar Bahrain and Djibouti The UN describes the Yemen conflict as the worlds worst humanitarian crisis with 241 million more than twothirds of the population in need of aid Meanwhile the Yemeni government which the Houthis drove from Sanaa in 2014 said only military action will end the groups terrorism the report said The UAE condemned the attack saying it was proof of the Houthis aggression and its determination to undermine regional security Bahrains Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed AlKhalifa said the attack is an act of terrorism Palestine Jordan Kuwait Egypt and Djibouti also condemned the missile attackTop stories of the dayOur whole life destroyed why should he liveMumbai Andheri colony locals shudder at tree breaksRain wind make cladding around Gandhi mural fall on man killing himEsplanade should be fixed not demolished say heritage committeeParts of Mumbai may face 1015 percent water cut till June 14Mumbai police help disaster management gain traction on TwitterMaoists arrested in May 1 Gadchiroli attack case sent to police custodySGNP hosts firefly show despite environmentalists red flagCabinet expansion Shiv Sena loyalists likely to miss ministerial berthExclude marks given to SSC students for art sports tooUran graffiti man was in touch with terror suspects say copsMan beheads nephew to appease deities for bountiful harvestRare photos of Mukesh Ambani with wife Nita parents Dhirubhai and Kokilaben you should not missPune police raid 83yearold activists Ranchi homeOla driver returning customers wallet restores mans faith in humanityAaditya Thackeray The young Shiv Sena leader turns 29 todayAaditya Thackeray interacts with officials at BMC headquarters in SoBoGujarat on alert as cyclonic storm Vayu moves towards coastHeavy showers and cyclone alert in MumbaiHave you seen these fabulous pictures of Disha PataniBandra Diaries Ananya Panday Diana Penty Krystle Dsouza Nidhhi Agerwal spottedJanhvi Kapoor Mira Rajput Kriti Sanon sweat it out at gym in BandraJuhu Diaries Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan look from the next film goes viralShahid Kapoor reveals an intimate detail about his relationship with wife MiraStuart Broads Nottingham pub does not revolve around cricketWorld Cup 2019 India hope to manage injuries and weather against NZSania Mirza slams cringeworthy TV ads hyping the IndoPak WC matchRishabh Pant got nod for WC because he is lefty says Sanjay BangarCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates