Houthis Announce Downing a Saudi Apache
Local Editor
Two senior Houthi officials said their fighters took down an Apache attack helicopter in a northern Yemen area bordering Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning.
The Houthi officials did not provide the origin of the helicopter, nor the identity and condition of its pilot. The incident occurred in al-Buoke, Saadah province.
In an attempt to minimize the importance of the incident, a Saudi official claimed that a KSA’s Apache helicopter did make an emergency landing on the Saudi side of the border Thursday but that "hostile action" had nothing to do with it.
He further added: "The helicopter was slightly damaged, and both of the craft’s pilots were safe," speaking on condition of anonymity. The official did not say how the helicopter was damaged.
