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Sunday, January 24, 2021, 11:24
Saudi-led coalition destroys 'air target' aimed at Riyadh
By Xinhua
Sunday, January 24, 2021, 11:24 By Xinhua

A handout photo taken and released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on March 29, 2020 shows Saudi-led coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Malki giving explanations during a press conference, in Riyadh, on the displayed missile's debris fired on March 28 by Yemeni Houthi military group. (SPA / AFP)

RIYADH - The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen said it destroyed on Saturday an air target launched towards Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.

The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen said it destroyed on Saturday an air target launched towards Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.

The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen said it destroyed on Saturday an air target launched towards Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh

The coalition foiled on Friday two attacks of a bomb-laden boat in the southern Red Sea and intercepted a bomb-laden drone launched towards Saudi Arabia.

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The attacks were part of a series of missile and drone attacks that targeted various areas in Saudi Arabia, mainly border cities. Most of these attacks were foiled before reaching their targets.

The coalition will complete in March its sixth year of war in Yemen against Houthi militia in support of the government of the Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. 

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