(Seoul = Yonhap News) Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces launched a counterattack after Yemeni rebels attacked Abu Dhabi International Airport and oil facilities in the UAE’s capital.
At the time, President Moon Jae-in, who was visiting the UAE, was continuing his schedule in Dubai.
According to reports such as AFP news agency on the 17th (local time), Saudi state media announced on Twitter that “we have started air strikes on Sanae in response to the threat.”
Sana’a is the capital of Yemen and is currently controlled by the Yemeni rebel Houthis (self-proclaimed Ansarullah).
Yemen’s Al-Mashira TV also reported that there had been an attack by a Saudi-led coalition, but did not say how many people were killed.
Earlier, on the same day, Houthis used a drone (drone) to attack the international airport of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation (ADNOC) oil facility.
An ADNOC oil facility exploded in the attack, killing two Indians and a Pakistani working there and injuring six other workers.
At the time of the incident, President Moon Jae-in was visiting the UAE.
President Moon was holding a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of ‘Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week’ in Dubai, which is about 100 km away from Abu Dhabi International Airport on the same day. Let’s see the video.
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