RIYADH — The Arab Coalition forces intercepted and destroyed an explosives-laden drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia toward the southern region of Saudi Arabia late Wednesday.

In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said: The Joint Coalition Forces have intercepted and destroyed this evening (Wednesday) a bomb-laden drone launched systematically and deliberately by the terrorist Houthi militia to target civilians and civilian objects in the southern region.”

In the last few months, the Houthi militia has stepped up drone and missile attacks targeting civilian areas in the Kingdom.

Last Wednesday, the Arab Coalition also intercepted and destroyed two explosive-laden boats south of the Red Sea launched by the Houthi militia. — SG