Saudi-led coalition reports intercepting two missiles and three drones
The coalition reported intercepting missiles and drones in several parts of Saudi Arabia. Civil defence alerts were later lifted, but any damage or casualties remain unknown.
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The Saudi-led coalition said on Sunday, 18 October, that it had intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles heading towards Khamis Mushait in south-western Saudi Arabia. Its spokesman, Turki al-Maliki, accused Yemen’s Houthi movement of launching the missiles, according to the Saudi newspaper Okaz. [1]
The coalition also reported intercepting two drones in the Riyadh region and a third in the east of the country during the night from Saturday to Sunday, Al Hadath reported. It did not identify who launched the drones. [3]
Saudi Civil Defence issued danger alerts in Riyadh, Abha and Khamis Mushait, then said the danger had passed, according to Anadolu. The agency also reported an earlier Saturday statement from al-Maliki about four intercepted drones. The timing of the three drones in the overnight announcement is unclear, so the two drone reports cannot reliably be combined into a total. [4]
No information about damage or casualties from the reported interceptions was given in the coalition spokesman’s account carried by Nieuws.nl. [2]
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