Saudis: Yemeni rebels wound 21 in attack on kingdom’s airport June 24, 2019Tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels hold up their weapons, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP/Hani Mohammed)(AP/Hani Mohammed)Saudis: Yemeni rebels wound 21 in attack on kingdom’s airportSaudi Arabia has raised the number of people wounded in a Yemeni rebel attack on an airport in the kingdom to 21.By Associated PressSaudi Arabia has raised the number of people wounded in a Yemeni rebel attack on an airport in the kingdom to 21. It had previously said a Syrian resident was also killed in the attack.The airport in the southwestern town of Abha was struck shortly after 9:00 p.m. local time on Sunday.Saudi Col. Turki al-Maliki did not say what type of weapon was used in the attack. The spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition waging war against Yemen’s Iranian-allied rebel Houthis noted that the rebels claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they used bomb-laden Qasef-2K drones.The wounded include 13 Saudis, four Indians, two Egyptians and two Bangladeshis. Al-Maliki was quoted Monday on Saudi state TV saying 18 were hospitalized, two with serious burns. Yemen
