Drone downed near Egypt’s resort city of Dahab: Security sources
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DUBAI – A drone was downed near the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Dahab on Dec 26 in the second such incident in a month, two security sources told Reuters.
The sources could not confirm the drone’s origin.
Dahab lies on the eastern coast of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on the shores of the Gulf of Aqaba leading into the Red Sea.
Israel said in late October that Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi movement had sent drones to strike its territory after drones caused explosions that rocked two Egyptian towns on the Red Sea – Taba and Nuweiba.
Egypt’s military spokesman, Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez, said the two drones were fired from the southern Red Sea, aiming for the north. Yemen is at the south end of the sea and Israel at the north.
The Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen have escalated attacks on shipping in the Red Sea
In the latest incident, eyewitnesses told Reuters they heard an explosion coming from the sea near Dahab, then saw an object fall into the water. It did not cause any damage or injuries, .
Earlier in December, Egyptian air defences shot down a suspected drone near Dahab, security sources said. REUTERS
