Saudi-led coalition says destroyed explosive drone from Yemen Houthis

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Official spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition Brigadier General Turki Al Malki.
Official spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition Brigadier General Turki Al Malki.

Dubai - The coalition said the drone had been aimed at civilian targets in the south of the country.

By Reuters

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Published: Tue 8 Dec 2020, 1:44 AM

Last updated: Tue 8 Dec 2020, 3:09 AM

A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Monday it had intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched towards the Kingdom by Yemen's Houthi group, in a statement carried by Saudi state news agency SPA.

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The coalition said the drone had been aimed at civilian targets in the south of the country.

The Iran-aligned Houthi forces last month fired a missile at and struck a petroleum products domestic distribution facility in Jeddah, on Saudi's Red Sea coast.


There was no comment in Houthi-run media about the incident.


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