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The Saudi-led coalition said early Sunday it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh and three drones in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
The coalition’s account describes a later set of interceptions than its Saturday statement about two drones headed toward Riyadh and the kingdom’s southern region. Sunday in Saudi Arabia began while it was still Saturday evening in the United States.
Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed the two ballistic missiles directed toward the capital. The coalition also reported intercepting three drones in the Eastern Province.
The reports did not establish the exact times of the incidents, casualties, damage or effects on airports and oil facilities.
The Eastern Province is a major center of Saudi oil and gas production and is home to Saudi Aramco’s headquarters. That makes security in the region important to the energy industry, but the reported interceptions do not by themselves establish any interruption to production or exports.
The Houthis, an Iran-aligned movement that controls much of Yemen’s populated territory, have intensified attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent days. The Saudi-led coalition is fighting the group in Yemen.
JBizNews Desk | Riyadh
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