Saudi Airport Hit By Missile Fired By Houthi Rebels Injuring 26 People

Daily Mail: Saudi airport is hit by missile fired by Houthi rebels, injuring 26 people, as Riyadh warns the group have received 'advanced weapons from Iran'

Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked the airport in Abha, a Saudi mountain resort city
Officials said that eight people had been taken to hospital after the rocket attack
A Saudi-led coalition is fighting the Houthi rebels in a vicious civil war in Yemen

Twenty-six people have been injured after Yemeni rebels attacked an airport in Saudi Arabia, prompting fresh tensions between Riyadh and its fierce regional rival Iran.

A missile fired by Houthi rebels hit the airport's arrivals hall in the mountain resort city of Abha, according to Saudi officials, injuring passengers of different nationalities.

The Saudi-led coalition which is fighting the Houthis in Yemen immediately pointed the blame at Iran, saying Tehran had equipped the rebel group with 'advanced weapons'.

A rebel TV network acknowledged the attack and said Houthi forces had fired a cruise missile.

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