Yemen's Houthis said they had carried out an attack on UAE after authorities in the Gulf state reported two fires in the capital Abu Dhabi
The spokesman of Yemen's Houthi rebels said the group launched a military operation"deep in the UAE" and would announce details in the coming hours.Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have said they had carried out an attack on the United Arab Emirates after authorities in the Gulf state reported two fires in the capital Abu Dhabi that were possibly caused by drones.
"Initial investigations found parts of a small plane that could possibly be a drone at both sites that could have caused the explosion and the fire," the police said in a statement on state news agency WAM. Pro-coalition forces backed by the UAE have recently joined fighting against the Houthis in Yemen's energy-producing regions of Shabwa and Marib.
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