Security Belt Forces in Abyan Governorate, details the downing of the Houthi drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militia, this afternoon, near the (Batis - Rasd Road) project, confirming that the Houthi drone that fell was a bomb.

The Director of the Moral Guidance Department in the Abyan Belt, Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim Sayud, indicated that the reason for the fall of the Houthi bomb-laden drone was the result of a technical defect, noting that it “fell in the mountains of the (Thanaha) region, specifically in the vicinity of the (Bates Road) project - Monitoring ) strategically, (25 km) from the Batis area in Khanfar District, and (30 km) from Sarar District in Abyan Governorate specifically.”

He confirmed that the Houthi plane bears the name (Samad 1) and is Iranian-made,” noting that the security belt forces in Abyan moved immediately to the site of the plane’s crash and took appropriate measures.

Lieutenant Colonel Seyoud concluded by saying: “The team of security belt specialists dismantled the explosives carried by the plane, and their debris and remains were kept at the headquarters of the Abyan Belt Command,” adding that: “The cause of the plane’s downing is likely to be a technical defect that led to it colliding with one of The high mountains in the Thanha region.

The Houthi militia announced today the targeting of ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.