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Coalition says it destroyed four drones over eastern Saudi Arabia
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed four drones over the Eastern Province early Thursday. Attacks on an airport in Dammam and an Aramco facility at the Shaybah oil field on Wednesday killed 3 people and injured 10.
The Saudi-led coalition announced that it had intercepted and destroyed four drones over the country’s Eastern Province as clashes with the Houthis in Yemen escalated.
Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki made the announcement early Thursday. Al-Maliki provided no details about the operation.
Attacks in Dammam and Shaybah
The coalition’s announcement came after two separate attacks in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that caused fatalities.
One person was killed and eight were injured in an attack targeting King Fahd International Airport in the city of Dammam.
Falling debris after a drone targeting an Aramco facility at the Shaybah oil field was intercepted killed two people and injured two others.
Seven more drones destroyed on Wednesday
The coalition also said it had intercepted and destroyed seven more drones in separate incidents on Wednesday.
The coalition and the Houthis in Yemen
Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government since 2015. The Houthis have controlled the capital, Sana’a, and several provinces since 2014.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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