According to a report from Al Arabiya, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen intercepted and destroyed a drone launched toward the kingdom by Houthi militia.
Saudi state TV reported on Tuesday that the drone was packed with explosives.
Earlier, Saudi Press Agency reported citing an official at the Kingdom's Ministry of Energy that on Monday an explosive-laden boat was targetting a fuel transport ship, anchored in the fuel terminal in Jeddah.
Over the past months, the border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen has seen multiple attacks reported by Riyadh to have been Houthi provocations involving rockets, drones and explosives.
Saudi Arabia has been leading a coalition of forces in the conflict between the Yemen government and the armed Houthi political opposition forces since 2015. The coalition has carried out military operations against Houthi militia at the request of Yemen's exiled president, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
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