Riyadh, July 04, 2019, SPA -- The spokesman of the coalition forces, "Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Turki al-Maliki said that, today, the coalition forces managed to intercept and down a drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia from Sanaa towards King Abdullah Airport in Jizan. Colonel al-Maliki said that the Houthi terrorist criminal tool deliberately targets civilians and civilian installations, and that none of their targets have been achieved. They have been destroyed and shot down. We affirm the continued implementation of deterrent measures against these terrorist militias and the neutralization of Houthi capabilities with all rigor and in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules, he said. --SPA 00:59 LOCAL TIME 21:59 GMT 0032 www.spa.gov.sa/w1131685