United States ikudzudzula mwamphamvu kuukira kwaposachedwa kwa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dipatimenti Yaboma idatero m'mawu atolankhani: "Tikusonkhanitsa zambiri, koma zikuwoneka kuti kunali kuyesa kutsata anthu wamba. Kuukira kotereku kumasemphana ndi malamulo apadziko lonse lapansi ndipo kumalepheretsa zoyesayesa zonse zolimbikitsa mtendere ndi bata. Pamene tikuyesetsa kuti tichepetse mikangano m'derali pogwiritsa ntchito zokambirana, kuphatikizapo kuthetsa nkhondo ku Yemen, tidzathandizanso mnzathu wa Saudi Arabia kuteteza motsutsana ndi zigawenga zomwe zili m'dera lake ndikusunga iwo omwe akufuna kusokoneza bata. .”
Ndege ya King Khaled International Airport ya Riyadh yati pali maulendo angapo ochedwetsa ndege, koma sizinadziwike ngati akugwirizana ndi zomwe zinachitika Loweruka.
Saudi Arabia idakumana ndi zigawenga zowoneka ngati zoponya kapena drone ku Riyadh Loweruka, atero atolankhani aboma muufumuwo, womwe wakhala akuwukiridwa mobwerezabwereza ndi zigawenga zaku Yemen za Houthi kuyambira 2015.
Ogwiritsa ntchito pazama TV adayika makanema azomwe zimawoneka ngati kuphulika mlengalenga pa Riyadh. Izi zidachitika pafupifupi 11am Loweruka (08:00 GMT).
Mgwirizano wotsogozedwa ndi Saudi Arabia, womwe umathandizira boma la Yemen lodziwika padziko lonse lapansi polimbana ndi a Houthis, wati "adalanda ndikuwononga gulu lankhondo lomwe likupita ku Riyadh", osafotokozanso, malinga ndi wailesi yakanema ya Al Ekhbariya.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- As we work to de-escalate tensions in the region through principled diplomacy, including by bringing an end to the war in Yemen, we will also help our partner Saudi Arabia defend against attacks on its territory and hold those who attempt to undermine stability to account.
- Saudi Arabia intercepted an apparent missile or drone attack over Riyadh on Saturday, said state media in the kingdom, which has come under repeated attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels since 2015.
- The Saudi Arabia-led coalition, which backs Yemen's internationally recognized government against the Houthis, said it “intercepted and destroyed a hostile air target going towards Riyadh”, without elaborating, according to state-run Al Ekhbariya television station.
