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Saudis down drone targeting Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter: Defense ministry

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13-03-2026 | 02:08

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Saudis down drone targeting Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter: Defense ministry

Saudi forces intercepted a drone targeting Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter housing foreign embassies, the defense ministry said on Friday.

The "hostile drone" was downed "during an attempt to approach the Diplomatic Quarter", the ministry posted on X. Three more drones were intercepted elsewhere in Saudi Arabia around the same time, the ministry said.

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