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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia. – The Saudi-led coalition said early Tuesday that it intercepted and destroyed a drone in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Region.
The coalition’s official spokesperson announced the interception in a brief statement posted at 5:58 a.m. Saudi time on November 10, corresponding to 9:58 p.m. Eastern on Monday.
The statement identified the region but did not name a specific site, the drone’s intended target or who launched it. It provided no casualty or damage information.
The limited announcement establishes the coalition’s account of a new interception. It does not establish that an oil facility, airport or other installation was struck.
This is separate from the earlier Riyadh incident covered by JBizNews. The new statement concerns a drone in the Eastern Region, not an update to that earlier event.
JBizNews Desk | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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