Riyadh, March 15 (SANA) Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry said Sunday it had intercepted and destroyed 10 Iranian drones that entered the kingdom’s airspace in recent hours.
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cited defense ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki as saying the drones were shot down over the Riyadh region and the Eastern Province.
On Saturday evening, Saudi air defenses also destroyed six ballistic missiles launched toward Al-Kharj governorate.
The incidents come amid rising tensions in the region since late February, with ongoing hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran and a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting several Middle Eastern countries.
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