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riversedge

(80,382 posts) Mon Mar 2, 2026, 08:46 PM 15 hrs ago

🚨Explosions reported at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after drone strikes, situation unfolding. This war i

🚨Explosions reported at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after drone strikes, situation unfolding.

This war is spiraling out of control.

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🚨Explosions reported at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after drone strikes, situation unfolding. This war i (Original Post) riversedge 15 hrs ago OP

This is awful Johnny2X2X 13 hrs ago #1

They are using such low tech drones they are having a hard time jamming. Melon 13 hrs ago #2

That looks like an airport, not the US Embasy in Riyadh Prairie Gates 13 hrs ago #3

Johnny2X2X

(23,977 posts)

1. This is awful

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 10:34 PM

13 hrs ago

This is a very sophisticated attack to do this.

Melon

(1,358 posts)

2. They are using such low tech drones they are having a hard time jamming.

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 10:37 PM

13 hrs ago

Even in Russia Ukraine, they had to convert to fiber optic because the jamming is so effective.

Prairie Gates

(7,773 posts)

3. That looks like an airport, not the US Embasy in Riyadh

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 10:41 PM

13 hrs ago

In any case, Saudi reports are that the US Embassy was hit with two drone, which led to "minor" damage and a small fire. If that video is of the Embassy, I certainly wouldn't call that a small fire.

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