Drone attack on Saudi airport injures 8

The second attack on the Abha airport in 24 hours injured several people, state-run media outlets reported.
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A picture taken on June 19, 2018, in Abu Dhabi shows Iranian-made Ababil drones the Emirati armed forces say were used by Houthi rebels in Yemen in battles against the coalition forces led by the UAE and Saudi Arabia. - KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images
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Eight people were injured in the latest drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport, the country’s state-run news media reported Tuesday.

The drone was intercepted and shrapnel struck the runway, the Saudi-led coalition said in a statement reported by Al-Ekhbariya news.

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