Saudi-led coalition says it shot down six ballistic missiles over Taif and Yanbu
What happened The Saudi-led coalition said it shot down six ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi movement that the coalition said targeted Taif and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia.
Details - The coalition's spokesman Turki al-Maliki said air defences "intercepted and destroyed six ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia," and that the interceptions thwarted an attempt to target Taif and Yanbu. (Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki, quoted by Anadolu and reported in Middle East Monitor) - Al Jazeera reported the coalition's claim that six ballistic missiles were shot down and noted there was no immediate response from Yemen's Houthi movement to the coalition's statement. (Al Jazeera English) - A later report joined to this event repeated the coalition's account and said the Houthis claimed they had targeted a "sensitive" site in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones; that claim comes from the later report's summary of Houthi statements. This contradicts the earlier note that there was no response from the Houthis: Al Jazeera said there was no immediate response, while the later joined article attributed a Houthi claim of targeting a "sensitive" site. (Al Jazeera English; the later joined report)
Casualties - No figures for killed or injured were given by the coalition or by the other reports.
Where and when - Taif and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The coalition gave the account on Thursday, twenty-third September.
Sources - Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki, quoted by Anadolu and reported in Middle East Monitor (statement on interceptions). - Al Jazeera English (reported the coalition's claim and the absence of an immediate Houthi response). - A later joined report repeating the coalition's account and attributing to the Houthis a claim they targeted a "sensitive" site with missiles and drones (joined into this event).
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