Saudi-led coalition: Destroying missile facilities used by Houthi forces to attack Riyadh
Xinhua News Agency, Riyadh, October 7 (Reporter Luo Chen, Wang Haizhou) - Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition, said on social media on the evening of the 7th that the coalition has destroyed a ballistic missile launch platform located in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, which was intended to attack the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
Al-Maliki also stated that the launch platform was being prepared to launch a new attack on Saudi Arabia when it was destroyed.
Earlier on the 7th, Al-Maliki mentioned on social media that the coalition intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi armed group from Yemen in the northern part of Riyadh.
The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation also issued a statement on the 7th, saying that Abha International Airport in the southwest and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh were attacked from the 6th to the 7th, resulting in 3 deaths and 36 injuries.
The Saudi-led coalition destroyed a ballistic missile launch platform in Sana'a, Yemen, on October 7, 2023, which was preparing to attack Riyadh. Earlier, a missile launched by Houthi forces was intercepted north of Riyadh. Attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport resulted in 3 fatalities and 36 injuries.
- Saudi-led coalition destroyed a ballistic missile launch platform in Sana'a, Yemen.
- The launch platform was preparing to attack Riyadh.
- A ballistic missile launched by Houthi forces was intercepted north of Riyadh.
- Attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport resulted in 3 deaths and 36 injuries.