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The Houthi militia in Yemen has claimed responsibility for a rare drone attack that caused three oil tankers to explode in the United Arab Emirates, killing three people on Monday. File Photo by Burachet\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

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Jan. 17 (UPI) —<\/span> The Houthi militia in Yemen has claimed responsibility for a rare drone attack that caused three oil tankers to explode in the United Arab Emirates, killing three people on Monday.<\/p>\n

Abu Dhabi police said the victims included one person from Pakistan and two from India and that six other people sustained minor injuries during the drone strike, according to Emirate state media.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n

A fire tied to the drone strike was also reported at a construction site near Abu Dhabi International Airport, police said, leading to the cancellation and delays of some flights.<\/p>\n

The Saudi government also said it destroyed eight drones launched toward the country that were tied to the attack in Abu Dhabi, Saudi state media reported.<\/p>\n

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sare’e revealed in a tweet<\/a> that the Iran-backed militia was behind “a special military operation in the depth of UAE” and that he would later provide further details.<\/p>\n

The Houthi minister for information told Al Jazeera that the group made the attack to “teach the UAE a lesson” and “stop its involvement and participating in the Saudi-led coalition war in Yemen.”\n<\/p>\n

An international coalition of troops led by Saudi Arabia, including Emirate forces, have fought a seven-year-long war with Houthi rebels to back the Yemeni government as the country itself is engaged in a civil war widely viewed as a conflict over the influence of Iran in the region.<\/p>\n

Anwar Gargash, an adviser to Emirate President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, released a statement<\/a> on Twitter condemning the “the sinful Houthi attack” on civilian facilities in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

“Terrorist militias’ tampering with the stability of the region is too weak to affect the security and safety process we live in, and the fate of this reckless and absurdity is to demise and defeat,” he said.<\/p>\n

The attack also received condemnation from countries including Lebanon and Bahrain, as well as Ahmed Aboul Gheit, secretary-general of the League of Arab States.<\/p>\n

Gheit said in a statement that “the terrorist attacks carried out by the Houthi militia reflected its terrorist nature, and revealed its true goals of wreaking havoc in the region in order to achieve the agendas of those working for them.”<\/p>\n

“The Arab League stands with the Emirates in the face of these cowardly terrorist acts that will never compromise its position as a fortress of safety, and an address for stability and prosperity,” he said.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n