Saudi Arabia’s air defense intercepts Houthi ballistic missile fired towards Jazan

  • 4/20/2018
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Saudi air defense forces managed to intercept a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias from Yemen headed in the direction of Saudi Arabia’s border province of Jazan on Friday. Earlier this week, Saudi air defenses shot down a previous ballistic missile attack by the Houthis. Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, the coalitions spokesman, said the missile was monitored by the Saudi Air Force to have been launched from Yemens Amran province at 10:16 p.m. Monday toward populated areas in the southern Saudi province of Najran. The missile was intercepted before it could hit its target, Al-Maliki said. The incident happened hours after the coalition warned of a “painful” response if the Houthis mounted new attacks on Saudi Arabia using what it said were Iran-supplied drones. So far, the Houthis have launched over 100 missiles at Saudi cities and installations.

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