Cruise missile and UAV, fired by Houthi militia, intercepted over Riyadh
RIYADH — A cruise missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Riyadh region was intercepted and destroyed. This was revealed by Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen. A UAV was also intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh region, he said.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same interception of a Houthi cruise missile over Riyadh announced by the coalition, with no conflicting facts.
58m agoAlso reported by aa.com.tr (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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