Saudi-led coalition destroys explosives-laden Al Houthi drone fired at Jazan

Attack is latest conducted by Iran-backed militia from Yemen

Last updated: April 15, 2021 | 02:54

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File picture: Saudi border guards keep watch along the border with Yemen in the al-Khubah area in the southern Jizan province.

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Cairo: The Saudi-led coalition destroyed a Houthi explosives-laden drone fired in the direction of the southern Saudi city of Jazan, state TV reported on Thursday.

The coalition, which intervened in Yemen in March 2015, has often retaliated to cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia with air strikes in Yemen.

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