Riyadh, Jumada I 14, 1439, January 31, 2018, SPA --The spokesman of the coalition forces to restore legitimacy in Yemen Colonel Turki Al-Maliki today described social media reports that Houthis controlling Sanna in Yemen have recently launched a ballistic missile targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as totaly untrue. However, a failed attempt by Iran-backed Houthi militias to launch a ballistic missile that ended in an uninhabited desert was detected, he explained. Al-Maliki pointed out that the Houthi terrorist militias confessed through its media that they deliberately target civilians and civilian facilities in blatant violation of international humanitarian laws and rules. --SPA 20:42 LOCAL TIME 17:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w600539