Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Medina
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The Saudi-led coalition said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi militants toward Medina, a city containing Islamic holy sites. Local civil defense authorities had earlier issued a potential-danger warning near the Red Sea port of Yanbu, but it remains unclear whether that warning is related to the missile incident. Yanbu is the terminal of Saudi Arabia's east-west oil pipeline and is vital to crude oil exports.
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沙特领导的联盟称拦截胡塞武装向麦地那地区发射的弹道导弹
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- Subject：
- 也门胡塞武装
- Action：
- 向麦地那地区发射弹道导弹，被沙特领导联盟防空部队拦截并摧毁
- Object：
- 麦地那地区
- Occurred (fact side)：
- not recorded
- Published (valid side)：
- Nov 5, 19:07
- First seen (known side)：
- Nov 5, 19:21
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- France 24 · World NewsRelated fact: single sourceFact occurrence time unverifiedSource report revisedSaudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi ballistic missile fired at Medina region
Report first recorded Nov 5, 19:21
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched toward the Medina region, home to one of Islam's holiest cities. The announcement followed a civil defence warning of potential danger near the strategic Red Sea port of Yanbu, though it was unclear if the two events were connected. Yanbu is the terminus of the East-West Pipeline that lets Saudi oil bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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