Coalition intercepts Houthi missile and drone over Riyadh, warns against weapons smuggling by sea
RIYADH — Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, revealed on Tuesday that a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Riyadh was intercepted and destroyed. “A drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh region,” Maj. Gen. Al-Maliki said in a later statement. Meanwhile, the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen has warned the terrorist Houthi militia against using traditional maritime vessels such as Za'ima, Huri, Jalbah, and Sanbuq to smuggle weapons, missiles, and military equipment…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the coalition's Tuesday statement warning against weapons smuggling by sea, which appears in the same announcement as Report 1, and nothing in it conflicts with Report 1.
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