A Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted Houthi missiles aimed at Saudi cities
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two ballistic missiles fired toward Taif and Yanbu on Saturday. Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said they were destroyed, Arab News reported. Houthi outlet Al-Masirah reported Saudi airstrikes killed 11 people in Sanaa, and said a separate strike on a cement-worker residence in Sanaa governorate killed six women and one child.
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Saudi-led coalition forces said they intercepted two ballistic missiles fired toward Taif and Yanbu on Saturday, while Houthi media reported that Saudi airstrikes killed 11 people in Sanaa, Yemen. Coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said the missiles were destroyed around noon, Arab News reported. Saudi Civil Defense issued brief danger warnings for Taif, Yanbu, Jeddah and Mecca, then lifted them; CNBC said the agency reported about 10 minutes later that the threat had passed. Arab News also reported that coalition air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh early Saturday and that coalition forces intercepted a drone aimed at Saudi Arabia. The Houthi outlet Al-Masirah said one strike on a residence for cement-factory workers in Sanaa killed six women and a child; it reported other strikes in the capital.
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These results report that the coalition intercepted two Houthi missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu on October 24, matching the central claim and timing. Reports about a single missile aimed at Riyadh describe a separate incident.