Saudi Arabia.. An attack on King Fahd Airport and the interception of a drone in the eastern region

(CNN) - The General Authority of Civil Aviation in Saudi Arabia announced that King Fahd International Airport in the city of Dammam was attacked on Sunday evening, at a time when the “Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen” coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, announced the interception and destruction of a drone in the eastern region.

The Authority's statement said that King Fahd Airport in Dammam was subjected to "an attack this evening, Sunday, in light of the continuation of blatant attacks targeting civil aviation facilities in the Kingdom. The damage assessment and verification of the safety of the facilities are being completed in coordination with the competent authorities."

Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki also said in a brief statement that “a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the eastern region.”

Yemen is witnessing battles between the Houthis and government forces in various regions of Yemen, and the Houthis also targeted the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its airports in Riyadh and Dammam.

The Houthi group said earlier on Sunday that it had carried out, during the past 24 hours, 4 “specific operations” against Saudi sites, most notably King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, warning against using Saudi airspace with the exception of “the airports and airspace of Mecca and Medina.”

Saudi Arabia has already announced that King Khalid Airport was subjected to attacks that resulted in deaths and hundreds of injuries, in addition to targeting King Fahd Airport in Dammam.

The Houthis also warned "all international companies, all experts, employees, workers and travelers from all countries of the world against the consequences of operating flights towards Saudi airports, as they are unsafe, except for the airports and airspace of the holy areas in Mecca and Medina."

The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced, on Sunday, that the attack that targeted King Khalid Airport earlier on Saturday resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including 4 citizens and 8 of different nationalities.

The authority explained in a statement that “the brutal attack... resulted in the death of 12 people, including 4 citizens and 8 residents: two of Bangladeshi nationality, and one each of American, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, and Sudanese nationalities.”