The attack comes a week after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed an attack on the Emirati capital that killed three people.
The United Arab Emirates intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles on Monday, January 24, 2022 Houthi The terrorist group opened fire towards its capital Abu Dhabi, the defense ministry said, days after two Indians and a Pakistani were killed in a rare drone and missile strike claimed by Yemeni rebels.
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There were no human casualties in the attack, it said, adding that the remains of ballistic missiles intercepted and destroyed fell in isolated areas around Abu Dhabi.
“The air defense intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the terrorist Houthi group towards the country on Monday,” the Defense Ministry announced on Twitter.
The ministry also said in a statement that the UAE is prepared to deal with any threat and that the authority will take all necessary measures to protect the country from all attacks, the official WAM news agency reported.
The ministry called on the public to rely only on information from official news sources in the country.
The attack came a week after Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a fuel depot in Abu Dhabi and the city’s main airport, raising tensions in the oil-export sector.
On the morning of 17 January, Houthi rebels targeted the Musaffa ICAD 3 area and the new construction area at Abu Dhabi International Airport, both of which are civilian infrastructure.
The attacks, which led to the explosion of three petroleum tankers, killed two Indians and a Pakistani national, and injured six other civilians.
The United Arab Emirates has accused Yemen’s Houthi rebels of the attack, saying this sinister targeting will not be spared.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the UAE “reserves the right to retaliate against these terrorist attacks and this sinful criminal escalation.”
The United Nations Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the “heinous” terror attacks in Abu Dhabi in which two Indians and a Pakistani civilian were killed and expressed condolences to the families of the victims.
In a press statement issued by the 15-nation council, the powerful UN body strongly condemned the “heinous terrorist attacks” in Abu Dhabi as well as other sites in Saudi Arabia on January 17.
“The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims of the Houthi attacks and the governments of India and Pakistan, and wish those injured a speedy and full recovery,” the statement said. ,
The Council members reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.
Days after the January 17 attacks, the UAE government banned all flight operations of private drones and light sport aircraft in the Gulf country for a month.
According to the statement, the ban also covers air and sail sites.
“This decision comes after the recent abuses observed, the practice of these sports is not limited to the areas identified in the user permit and the areas where such activities have been entered,” the statement said. are prohibited.”
It said the rules were put in place in coordination with the General Authority for Civil Aviation and in line with the relative guidelines.
Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for several drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities in the past.
The UAE is part of a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen fighting the Houthis.
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