Saudi air defenses shot down a drone carrying explosives

Saudi-led multinational coalition issued a notice on the morning of May 9 local time, said that Saudi air defense forces earlier in the day shot down a drone carrying explosives.

The announcement said the drone was shot down en route to the southern Saudi city of Hamis Musheit, but it did not specify the exact location of the drone shooting down or whether the incident caused casualties.

Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the multinational coalition command, said in a written statement that the coalition would continue to take all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian targets in Saudi Arabia.