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Saudi Arabia Reports Shooting Down Three Cruise Missiles
(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry announced early Thursday that the kingdom's air defense systems successfully intercepted and destroyed three cruise missiles launched southeast of the capital Riyadh.
According to an official ministry statement, the missiles were tracked, engaged, and neutralized before reaching the city of Al-Kharj.
The interception follows a separate strike the previous day, when the ministry confirmed that Ras Tanura — one of the kingdom's most strategically vital oil refining facilities, situated along the Arabian Gulf coast — had been targeted in an attack.
A ministry spokesperson, posting on X — the social media platform owned by American billionaire Elon Musk — stated that preliminary assessments indicated the strike on Ras Tanura was carried out by a drone and caused no damage.
The consecutive incidents signal a sharp and dangerous escalation in attacks against Saudi territory and energy infrastructure, as regional tensions continue to intensify in the wake of the US-Israeli military offensive on Iran and Tehran's subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 28.
According to an official ministry statement, the missiles were tracked, engaged, and neutralized before reaching the city of Al-Kharj.
The interception follows a separate strike the previous day, when the ministry confirmed that Ras Tanura — one of the kingdom's most strategically vital oil refining facilities, situated along the Arabian Gulf coast — had been targeted in an attack.
A ministry spokesperson, posting on X — the social media platform owned by American billionaire Elon Musk — stated that preliminary assessments indicated the strike on Ras Tanura was carried out by a drone and caused no damage.
The consecutive incidents signal a sharp and dangerous escalation in attacks against Saudi territory and energy infrastructure, as regional tensions continue to intensify in the wake of the US-Israeli military offensive on Iran and Tehran's subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 28.
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