Amman, March 16 (Petra) -- Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that eight drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern Province, according to a statement by Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, the ministry’s spokesperson.

Earlier in the day, the ministry reported the interception and destruction of three drones over the Riyadh area, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

//Petra// AF