Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted and destroyed drones launched from Iraq that attempted to target oil facilities in the kingdom’s Eastern Province and Riyadh, the Saudi Defence Ministry said. The ministry said the drones were launched by armed groups in Iraq. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry condemned the attack against the kingdom, reaffirming its right to respond to the sources of “the aggression” and deter those responsible.
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