
支持也门国际公认政府的沙特领导联盟周四宣布,其防空系统已拦截并摧毁胡塞武装向沙特首都利雅得发射的两枚弹道导弹。
The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government announced Thursday that its air defenses had intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis toward the Saudi capital Riyadh.
联盟发言人图尔基·马利基少将表示,防空系统拦截并摧毁了瞄准利雅得的两枚导弹。
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said air defense systems intercepted and destroyed the two missiles targeting Riyadh.
周四早些时候,沙特民防部门通过国家预警平台,在利雅得、沙特中部的哈尔杰省以及南部城市纳杰兰发布了紧急警报。
Earlier Thursday, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense issued emergency warnings in Riyadh, the Al-Kharj governorate in central Saudi Arabia, and the southern city of Najran through the National Early Warning Platform.
几分钟后,该机构宣布危险已解除,敦促居民继续遵守安全指示,避免聚集或拍摄。
Minutes later, the agency announced that the danger had passed, urging residents to continue following safety instructions and avoid gathering or filming.
随着邻国也门冲突升级,沙特阿拉伯面临胡塞武装反复的导弹和无人机袭击。
Saudi Arabia has faced repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks amid an escalation in the conflict in neighboring Yemen.
自2015年以来,沙特阿拉伯一直领导一个军事联盟,支持也门国际公认政府对抗胡塞武装,后者自2014年以来一直控制着首都萨那及其他几个省份。
Since 2015, Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government against the Houthis, who have controlled the capital Sanaa and several other provinces since 2014.