Two Houthi drones intercepted in Makkah region, coalition says

RIYADH: Two drones launched by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis were intercepted and destroyed in the Makkah region, the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said on Sunday afternoon.

Another drone was also intercepted and destroyed in the Madinah region, the coalition’s spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said.

Early on Sunday, the coalition said two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh were destroyed.

A Saudi Civil Defense alert sounded at 4:08 a.m., warning Riyadh residents of an incoming aerial threat. Three loud explosions were heard minutes later before authorities issued an all-clear notification.

The coalition also intercepted three drones launched toward the Eastern Province.