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Arab Coalition Destroys Houthis Drones Targeting Saudi Arabia

Arab Coalition Destroys Houthis Drones Targeting Saudi Arabia

Friday, 23 October, 2020 - 18:00
Screengrab of a video of the Arab coalition destroying the Houthi drone that was fired at Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi-led Arab coalition intercepted and downed on Friday two armed drones that were fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen towards Saudi Arabia.


Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said the aircraft were deliberately fired by the Houthis against civilian locations in southern regions of the Kingdom.


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