Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi motion stated on Monday it had carried out an assault on the United Arab Emirates after authorities within the Gulf state reported two fires within the capital Abu Dhabi that had been probably attributable to drones.
Abu Dhabi police stated three gas tanker vehicles had explodedin the commercial Musaffah space close to storage services of oil agency ADNOC and {that a} hearth broke out at a development website atAbu Dhabi International Airport.
“Initial investigations found parts of a small plane thatcould possibly be a drone at both sites that could have causedthe explosion and the fire,” the police stated in a press release onstate information company WAM.
There was no “significant damage” from the incidents and afull investigation has been launched, the assertion added.
The navy spokesman of Yemen’s Houthi motion, which isbattling a navy coalition led by Saudi Arabia and includingthe UAE, stated the group launched a navy operation “deep inthe UAE” and would announce particulars in coming hours.
Pro-coalition forces backed by the UAE have just lately joinedfighting towards the Houthis in Yemen’s energy-producing regionsof Shabwa and Marib.
The UAE had largely scaled down its navy presence inYemen in 2019 however continues to carry sway by way of Yemeni forcesit armed and skilled.
The Houthis have repeatedly launched cross-border missileand drone assaults on Saudi Arabia and have within the pastthreatened to assault the UAE.