Saudi Arabia Destroys Drone Targeting Oilfield In Country’s South

ISTANBUL, March 9 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter Desert) targeting the Shaybah oilfield in southern Saudi Arabia, the Defence Ministry said Sunday evening.

A ministry spokesman said on X that the drone was shot down in the desert area before reaching its target, according to Anadolu Ajansı.

Footage released by the ministry showed Saudi air defence systems intercepting and destroying several drones launched toward the Kingdom in recent days.

Earlier, the Saudi Civil Defence said that “a military projectile” fell on a residential site belonging to a maintenance and cleaning company in Al-Kharj Governorate in central Saudi Arabia, killing two residents of Indian and Bangladeshi nationality, while 12 Bangladeshi residents were injured.

Regional escalation flared up since Israel and the US launched a joint attack on Iran on Feb 28, killing more than 1,200 people, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and injuring over 10,000 others, according to Iranian authorities.

Tehran retaliated with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, Iraq, Jordan and Gulf countries that are home to US military assets.

-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU