Saudi-led coalition intercepts two explosive-laden boats in Red Sea: Report

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Saudi-led coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al Maliki at a press conference in 2020.
Saudi-led coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al Maliki at a press conference in 2020.

The coalition also intercepted and destroyed two explosive-laden drones launched towards the Kingdom by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.

By Reuters

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Published: Thu 12 Nov 2020, 12:36 AM

Last updated: Thu 12 Nov 2020, 3:31 AM

The Saudi-Led coalition said on Wednesday that it intercepted two explosive-laden boats in the southern Red Sea launched by Yemen's Houthis from the Yemeni governorate of Hudaidah, according to state TV.

The Saudis have regularly accused the Houthis of using drones and missiles to attack Saudi Arabia.


The Saudi-led coalition also intercepted and destroyed two explosive-laden drones launched towards Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, Saudi state TV reported early on Thursday.

Yemen has been locked in conflict since 2014 when the Houthis seized Sanaa, the capital, and then much of the country's north.


Fighting escalated in March 2015 when the Saudi-led coalition intervened to restore the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.


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