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Add as a preferred source on GoogleThe coalition said the missile was stopped before reaching its target and identified Yemen’s Houthi movement as responsible for the launch.
The coalition blamed Yemen’s Houthi movement for the launch and said it had destroyed a cruise missile bound for Riyadh.
It did not identify where the interception took place.
EconoTimes previously covered the coalition’s announcement of a cruise missile interception aimed at the Riyadh region.
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Malki made the announcement in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
The Houthis denied targeting Mecca after the coalition said it had intercepted a separate drone there.
No casualties were reported. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said air defenses destroyed two ballistic missiles that Yemen’s Houthi movement had sent toward Riyadh.
