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Update Houthi drone targeting º£½ÇÖ±²¥ shot down over Yemen
Houthi militants launched three drones on º£½ÇÖ±²¥ earlier. (File/AFP)
Updated 27 August 2019

Houthi drone targeting º£½ÇÖ±²¥ shot down over Yemen

Houthi drone targeting º£½ÇÖ±²¥ shot down over Yemen
  • The drone was intercepted over Yemeni airspace
  • The coalition destroyed three drones during the earlier 24 hours

DUBAI: The Arab coalition destroyed a Houthi drone launched from Yemen's Al-Jawf provionce towards º£½ÇÖ±²¥, state news agency SPA reported on Monday.

Coalition forces intercepted the drone while it was still in Yemen’s airspace.

Arab coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Maliki said, the militia’s continued attempted attacks would end in failure.

Earlier on Monday, the coalition announced that they successfully destroyed three Houthi drones and intercepted six ballistic missiles targeting º£½ÇÖ±²¥ over 24 hours.

The missiles, which were launched from Saada, were targeting civilian areas in Al-Jazan, Al-Maliki said.

He denied Houthi claims saying the militia launched a drone targeting Riyadh.

Earlier in August, 10 drones were fired at the Shaybah natural gas liquefaction plant in º£½ÇÖ±²¥, near the UAE border – the Houthis claim responsibility for the attack.

There were no injuries and operations were not disrupted.