Saudi-led coalition says it thwarted Houthi missile attack on Riyadh - state TV
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The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iranian-aligned Houthi militia said on Saturday it had thwarted a ballistic missile attack by the Houthis on the Saudi capital Riyadh, Saudi state television reported.
The coalition also said it had detected the launch of a number of explosive-laden drones from Houthi territory. One heading towards the nearby town of Jazan was intercepted and destroyed, and a number of others were being monitored, the state news agency SPA said on Twitter.
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