Arab Coalition intercepts another armed Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia

RIYADH — The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, also known as the Arab Coalition, said on Monday it intercepted a bomb-laden drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia targeting civilians in the southern region of Saudi Arabia.

In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the coalition spokesman, Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Malki said: “The coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed this evening (Monday) a bomb-laden UAV launched systematically and deliberately by the terrorist Houthi militia to target civilians and civilian objects in the southern region.”

The Iran-backed Houthi militia has stepped up attacks against Saudi Arabia recently.

On Sunday, the coalition intercepted four explosive-laden Houthi drones launched toward the Kingdom and on Saturday it destroyed one drone.