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    "note": "Source family corrected: the BBC article relays both GACA's statement and the Houthi spokesperson's claim. The Al Jazeera report on a later Riyadh attack was removed from this dossier. Clarified that 'impact confirmed' refers to the casualties officially reported by GACA, not to what caused them."
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