Saudi-led coalition hits Yemen's Sanaa airport - state media

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Monday carried out air strikes on the international airport of the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa after asking civilians to immediately evacuate, state media reported. The coalition called on the workers of international and humanitarian organisations in the airport to immediately evacuate as it had taken "legal measures to deal with the threat operationally," state media said. The coalition said it lifted the protection off specific sites in the airport and carried out strikes on "legitimate military targets" in it. "The operation comes in response to threats and the use of the airport's facilities to launch cross-border attacks," it said. The strikes hit six sites, coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki said, including places used for launching attacks by drones, training drone personnel, housing trainers and trainees, and storing drones. "Destroying these targets will not have any effect on the operational capacity of the airport, and will not affect managing the airspace, the air traffic, and ground handling operations," the spokesman said.<br/>