Saudis intercept Houthi missile launched towards Najran

Missile launched in a way to target civilians: Coalition statement

Last updated: August 28, 2020 | 02:11

Reuters

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Saudi soldiers stand alert at the border with Yemen in Najran, Saudi Arabia.

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Cairo: The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Thursday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched towards the city of Najran.

The statement, carried by the Saudi state news agency SPA, added the missile was launched in a way to target civilians.

Yemen has been locked in conflict since 2014 when the Iran-aligned Houthis seized Sanaa, the capital, and then much of the country’s north.

The Saudi-led coalition intervened to restore the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in March 2015.

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