Houthi drone attack on Najran · 11 October 2020

General / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a (booby-trapped) drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward the Kingdom

عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)

Date: 11 October 2020 · 24 Safar 1442 AH
Place: Najran
Attacker: Houthis
Weapons: Drone
Outcome: Intercepted
Killed / injured: No casualties reported
Launched from: Yemen
Confirmation: Officially confirmed

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Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 10 October 2020
General / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a (booby-trapped) drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward the Kingdom
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن" : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 23 Safar 1442 AH, corresponding to 10 October 2020 AD, SPA. The official spokesman for the forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki, stated that the joint coalition forces were able — praise be to God — this morning (Sunday) to intercept…”
Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi official (cited) · 10 October 2020
Coalition destroys a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthis toward Najran
«التحالف» يدمّر «مسيّرة» مفخخة أطلقها الحوثيون باتجاه نجران (machine translation)
“The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen were able, this morning (Sunday), to intercept and destroy a (booby-trapped) drone launched by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia. The official spokesman for the forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy…”
Arab News · Saudi official (cited) · 11 October 2020
Explosives-laden drone launched by Houthis intercepted in Saudi city of Najran
“RIYADH: Houthi "terrorists" in Yemen launched a bomb-laden drone early Sunday toward the southern Saudi city of Najran, but it was shot down, the Arab coalition command said. Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman of the…”
X: @arabnews (Arab News) · Saudi media · 11 October 2020
Arab coalition intercept bomb-laden #drone launched by #Houthi "terrorists" in Yemen toward the southern Saudi city of #Najran
“Arab coalition intercept bomb-laden #drone launched by #Houthi "terrorists" in Yemen toward the southern Saudi city of #Najran https://t.co/2XR37QbNj1 https://t.co/1pVs9ETUxo”
X: @AlArabiya (العربية) · Saudi media · 11 October 2020
The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: Interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia in a systematic manner to target civilian objects in the city of Najran, Sau…
تحالف دعم الشرعية في #اليمن: اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مسيرة مفخخة أطلقتها ميليشيا الحوثي بطريقة ممنهجة لاستهداف الأعيان المدنية بمدينة نجران #الس… (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen: the interception and destruction of a booby-trapped drone launched by the Houthi militia in a systematic manner to target civilian objects in the city of Najran. Saudi Arabia, Al-Arabiya https://t.co/aesBQKpfZC”