Arab Coalition destroys armed Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia

Saturday, 24 October 2020 10:06

The Arab Coalition intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden bomb launched by Houthi militia targeting Saudi Arabia on Friday evening.

That's according to a Saudi Press Agency report quoting a statement from the coalition’s spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki.

"Joint Coalition Forces have intercepted and destroyed Friday evening a bomb-laden drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militia, deliberately targeting civilians and civilian facilities in the Kingdom’s southern region," the statement read.

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