Coalition Announces Interception of Houthi Drone Towards Riyadh
The Saudi-led Arab Coalition announced on Friday the interception and destruction of a drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi group towards the Riyadh region, in the latest aerial attack targeting Saudi territory.
Coalition Forces Spokesman, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, said that air defenses were able to intercept and destroy the drone before it reached its target.
This comes after the coalition announced the interception and destruction of nine aerial threats in the past 24 hours, including two ballistic missiles in the Western Region, two drones in the Makkah and Southern regions, three cruise missiles in the Riyadh region, in addition to a drone in the Eastern Province and another in Riyadh.
The aerial threats that the coalition announced it had countered in the past hours included ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones targeting various Saudi regions.
Source: Saudi-led Coalition Spokesperson
