Abu Dhabi, February 10, 2022, SPA -- The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the attempt of the terrorist Houthi militia to target Abha International Airport, in Saudi Arabia, through a booby-trapped drone, which was intercepted by Saudi air defenses. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the UAE considered that Houthi attempt to target the airport and the resulting injury of a number of civilians is a cowardly terrorist act and a war crime that requires a deterrent response to all that threatens the security, safety and life of civilians, calling on the international community to support the measures taken by the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to stop the Iranian-backed terrorist militia from targeting civilian objects, and to deter their threats to the countries of the region. The ministry renewed the UAE's full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, against these terrorist attacks, standing in line with it against every threat to its security, and supporting all measures it takes to preserve its security and the safety of its citizens and residents. It stressed that the security of the Emirates and the security of the Kingdom are indivisible. --SPA 21:48 LOCAL TIME 18:48 GMT 0028 www.spa.gov.sa/w1690129