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Houthis claim drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia sites

The Saudi-led Coalition Forces stated they intercepted and destroyed drones in the Riyadh area and the Eastern Region.

Yemen's Houthi militia claimed to have carried out several drone and missile attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia, including Aramco facilities in Riyadh, according to reports by ANI and The Economic Times.

Houthi military spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree stated on Telegram that a drone targeted the Aramco company in Riyadh and that the operation achieved its objective.

Saree also claimed that a drone targeted a military cargo plane at Sharurah Airport and that a ballistic missile strike was carried out on Khamis Mushait Air Base.

The spokesperson further alleged that the group used a drone to target pumping station number 7 along the East-West pipeline in Saudi Arabia.

The Official Spokesperson for the Coalition Forces announced on X that air defence forces intercepted and destroyed drones in the Eastern Region and the Riyadh area.

The Coalition attributed the drone launched in the Riyadh area to the Houthi militia.

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