ISTANBUL, March 15 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced that 29 drone attacks have been intercepted since Saturday night by its air defence systems, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
The Saudi Defence Ministry, in a statement, provided information about the attacks targeting the country.
The statement said that 25 drones that entered the country’s airspace since Saturday night were "destroyed" by air defence systems.
Later in the morning, the Defence Ministry said that four more drones were intercepted in the Riyadh region.
No details were provided about where the drones were launched from or whether the attempted attack caused any damage or casualties.
Since Feb 28, Tehran has been carrying out missile and drone attacks against the United States (US) bases and strategic locations in Arab countries in retaliation for attacks by the US and Israel on Iran.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had previously announced that it carried out an attack on the Prince Sultan Air Base in the city of Al-Kharj, located in eastern Saudi Arabia, where US forces are stationed.
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