Saudi-led coalition says intercepted four Houthi armed drones

Riyadh - "The drones launched towards southern Saudi Arabia with the aim of targeting “civilians and civilian objects”, Malki said.

By Reuters

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Published: Sun 7 Feb 2021, 11:20 PM

The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said on Sunday it had intercepted and destroyed four armed drones launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards southern Saudi Arabia.

A bomb-laden unmanned aerial vehicle was intercepted early on Sunday, coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al Malki said in a statement on Saudi state media.


"Coalition forces later intercepted three drones, also launched towards southern Saudi Arabia with the aim of targeting “civilians and civilian objects”, Malki said in follow up statements which put the total at four.

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