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Coalition forces intercept another drone over Riyadh, spokesman says

Middle East Eye25 October 2026, 02:29 UTCSaudi Arabia

Coalition forces intercept another drone over Riyadh, spokesman says Saudi-led coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed a second drone in the Riyadh region, spokesman Major-General Turki al-Maliki said in a post on X. Hours earlier, he said a drone was intercepted and destroyed over the region's airspace. Al Jazeera, meanwhile, reported that intense fighting resumed in Al-Dabab, the area around Jabal Han, and several other locations of southwestern Yemen. التحالف: اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مسيّرة بمنطقة الرياض. https://t.co/MeURTRdjRI — المتحدث ال

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