Saudi air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired at the kingdom by Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels, state media reports.
The attack was launched from Yemen’s northern governorate of Saada, a Houthi stronghold, and “intercepted” at 7:23 local time (0423 GMT), Colonel Turki al-Maliki tells state news agency SPA.
Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition supporting the government in Yemen, says the missile was headed toward the city of Khamis Mushait — about 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of the border.
Riyadh had warned that “Iranian-manufactured ballistic weapons” threatened the kingdom’s security following an attack it said was intercepted near Riyadh airport in November.
Maliki on Monday accused the Houthis of “repeatedly targeting densely populated cities” and accused the kingdom’s regional rival Iran of delivering the weapons to the insurgents.
— AFP
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