Saudi shoots down ‘smuggled’ Yemen rebel missiles

Saudi Arabia intercepts four missiles fired by Yemeni rebels in what the Saudi-led coalition describes as evidence of arms smuggling through a rebel-held Red Sea port.

The coalition has said previously that it destroyed much of the Shiite rebels’ missile capability early in its two-year-old bombing campaign and says persistent launches show they are receiving new deliveries from abroad.

“Early this morning, four missiles were intercepted,” the coalition says. “The ongoing missile attacks on Saudi cities provide clear evidence of the arms smuggling that continues to take place in Yemen, notably through the port of Hodeida.”

The coalition says that the missiles targeted Khamis Mushait, which houses the coalition’s main airbase for its operations in Yemen, and Abha, another city close to the Yemeni border. They were intercepted without casualties or damage.

— AFP