UAE, US intercept Houthi missile attack targeting Abu Dhabi
By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates and the U.S. military intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early Monday. It was the second attack in a week that targeted the Emirati capital. The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf. It comes during Yemen’s war and the collapse of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers. American troops at an air base in the capital took shelter in bunkers during the attack and launched Patriot missiles, a rare return of fire. The attacks threaten the business-friendly, tourism-focused efforts of the Emirates, which has marketed itself as a safe corner of an otherwise-dangerous neighborhood.
