By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Saudi strikes killed at least four people in Sanaa, Yemen, while the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted three Houthi missiles targeting its territory. The projectiles were heading towards Riyadh, Taif and Yanbu, according to Le Monde.
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The Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen while the Houthis launch missiles toward Saudi Arabia.
24 OctSaudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missile towards Riyadh
21 OctWashington orders US embassy staff to leave RiyadhStrikes attributed to Saudi Arabia killed at least four people in a home in Sanaa and wounded several others in an attack on a cement plant in the province. The Houthi channel Al-Masirah also reported around 20 strikes on Mokha, while the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted three Houthi missiles targeting the kingdom.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Source: Seneweb ·
The Saudi-led coalition intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards Riyadh, while a drone was shot down in the Eastern Province. The interceptions followed several Houthi strikes on the kingdom, according to the coalition cited by AFP.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Source: Seneweb ·
The Gambian Immigration Department intercepted 184 people seeking irregular migration in the West Coast region and arrested four suspects linked to the transport operation. The group comprised 94 Senegalese, 87 Gambians and three Guineans, including 15 minors, according to information provided by the Gambian administration.
🇬🇲 Gambia · Source: Seneweb ·
A drone attack damaged several industrial sites in Togliatti, Russia, without causing casualties, according to local authorities. Ukraine's General Staff says it struck Togliattikauchuk, a major synthetic rubber producer, reports Reuters, while Moscow claims to have intercepted many drones and missiles.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: TimesLIVE ·
Three booby-trapped cylinders found at suspect’s home in FranceThree gas cylinders fitted with a timer were found in the flat of the suspect in the racist shooting that left one person dead and five injured in Yvelines, France. An automatic weapon was also found in his car, France 24 reports, as the investigation continues.
Kapiamba calls for probe into $700m in Ebola funds in DRCCongolese health minister Samuel Roger Kamba says the government recovered only $220 million of the $700 million paid to partners responsible for the Ebola response. Association for Access to Justice president Georges Kapiamba is calling for an independent investigation into the funds’ destination, most of which had already been reported missing on 15 October.The week in Africa
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