ADEN, Yemen, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Air defenses of the Saudi-led Arab coalition intercepted a Houthi drone aimed at a pro-government military base in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Sunday night, a security official told Xinhua.
The Houthi drone was shot down before having the chance of attacking the pro-government Ras Abas military base that houses thousands of newly-recruited pro-government forces in Buraiga district, western Aden, according to the official, who asked to remain anonymous.
So far nobody was reported injured, according to the official.
Meanwhile, the Houthi-affiliated Masirah television network claimed responsibility for "an explosion of a drone over the skies Ras Abbas military camp in Aden."
The Houthi TV channel said that the targeted camp is used as a training center for the newly-recruited pro-government forces backed by the Saudi-led Arab coalition.
"A drone attack of the type Qasif 2k targeted a ceremony and a military parade of the invaders and coalition's mercenaries at Ras Abbas camp in Aden," it said.
No confirmation statements have been released by government troops or the Saudi-led coalition so far.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Houthi rebels captured the capital Sanaa and ousted the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. A Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Houthis since 2015.
The conflict has caused what the UN calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis, killing more than 10,000 people and leaving 14 million Yemenis at the brink of mass starvation.
