India strongly condemns renewed missile attacks on Saudi Arabia
India on Wednesday strongly condemned renewed missile attacks targeting civilian areas in Riyadh and other cities of Saudi Arabia and reiterated its resolve to fight terrorism and violence in all its forms. According to Saudi authorities, one person was killed, and several others were wounded after seven missiles were fired from Yemen by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday. Here's more.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson on the missile attacks
"We strongly condemn the missile attacks targeting civilian areas in Riyadh and other cities of Saudi Arabia. We are deeply concerned about the escalating situation threatening the lives of innocent civilians. We reiterate our resolve to fight terrorism and violence in all its forms."
The missiles were fired towards four targets
The ballistic missiles on Saudi Arabia were fired towards four targets, including the capital city of Riyadh, and all were intercepted and destroyed, said a spokesman of the Saudi coalition forces for supporting the legitimacy in Yemen Colonel Turki Al-Malki in a statement on Tuesday. Fragments from the intercepted missiles had killed an Egyptian resident, the statement further added.
