RIYADH, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Saturday described claims by the Houthi group that it had targeted the Saudi capital Riyadh as “misleading,” saying they were intended to cover up losses sustained by the group.
Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the human losses suffered by the Houthi group in Yemen’s southwestern Taiz province and on other fronts were prompting it to seek “imaginary victories.”
He said the claims aimed to divert attention from the group’s losses, growing public anger over its practices, and its links to external agendas.
Earlier in the day, the Houthis said it had launched ballistic missiles and drones at an Aramco facility in Riyadh in response to what it described as intensified Saudi airstrikes on areas under its control in Yemen. ■