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Coalition forces down missiles and drone as Houthis keep up strikes on Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Coalition forces backing Yemen’s legitimate government said on Saturday they shot down ballistic missiles and intercepted a drone aimed at Saudi Arabia, amid an intensifying campaign of cross-border attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia. Two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia towards the cities of Taif and Yanbu were intercepted and destroyed, coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said around noon. Saudi Civil Defense issued danger warnings for Jeddah, Yanbu,