Footage shows Yemeni air defences downing US MQ-9 Drone in Dhamar

DHAMAR, Aug. 21 (YPA) – Activists on Social media have circulated a video footage showing the moments when the Air defenses of the Yemeni army shot down a highly advanced US-made “MQ-9” spy aircraft belonging to the coalition in the sky of the of Dhamar province.

Yemen’s army Spokesman said in a statement that “Air defenses of the Yemeni army on Wednesday shot down a U.S. spy aircraft, MQ9, in Dhamar province,while it was “carrying out a surveillance mission”.

The spokesman Yahya Sare’e said that the U.S. aircraft was shot down by a suitable missile over the sky of the province.

“We warn the Saudi-led coalition of great surprises to deter the aggression if Saudi-led aggression warplanes will continue to violate Yemen’s sovereignty and target citizens,” Sare’e reaffirmed.

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