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Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles and drones aimed at Riyadh and Makkah

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ·

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced on Wednesday that it had intercepted and destroyed three cruise missiles and two drones launched by the Houthi group toward several areas of the kingdom. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said Saudi air defences intercepted the three missiles fired toward Riyadh before they could arrive.

Saudi Arabia leads a military coalition supporting Yemen's government against the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah), which controls Sanaa and much of northern Yemen and has repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Saudi territory since the Yemen war began in 2015.

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