Ua matua tausalaina e le Iunaite Setete le osofaiga lata mai i Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. O le tala a le Matagaluega a le Setete i se pepa o faamatalaga: "O loʻo matou aoina nisi faʻamatalaga, ae foliga mai ose taumafaiga e faʻatutu tagata lautele. O ia osofaʻiga e solia ai tulafono faʻavaomalo ma faʻavaivaia ai taumafaiga uma e unaʻi le filemu ma le mautu. A o matou galulue e faʻalauteleina feʻeseʻeseaʻiga i le itulagi e ala i le atamai aʻoaʻoga, aofia ai ma le faʻamutaina o le taua i Yemen, o le a matou fesoasoani foi i le matou paʻaga Saudi Arabia puipuia mai osofaʻiga i luga o lana teritori ma taofia i latou oe taumafai e faʻavaivaia le mautu e faʻamatala . ”
Na taʻua e le Riyadh's King Khaled International Airport e anoanoaʻi le tuai ona lele, ae e leʻi manino pe faʻafesoʻotaʻi i latou i le Aso Toʻonaʻi na tupu.
O Saudi Saudi Arabia na taofia se osofaiga manino a le missile poo le drone osofaiga ia Riyadh i le Aso Toona, na fai mai le aufaasālalau a le setete i le malo, lea na osofaia soo mai osofaiga a le au fouvale a Yemen talu mai le 2015.
O tagata faʻasalalau lautele na latou tuʻuina atu vitio o le mea na foliga mai o se pa pa i luga o le ea i luga o Riyadh. O le mea na tupu e tusa o le 11am Aso Toonaʻi (08:00 GMT).
O le soʻofaʻatasiga a le Saudi Arabia, lea na lagolagoina ai le malo faavaomalo a Yemen faasaga i le Houthis, na ia taʻua "taofia ma faʻatamaia ai le le fiafia o le ea agai atu i Riyadh", e aunoa ma se faʻamatalaga auiliili, e tusa ai ma le ofisa o le televise Al Ekhbariya.
OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:
- 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.
