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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Coalition: Saudi Arabia Downs 4 Houthi Missiles

Colonel Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Arab Coalition, addresses a news conference in Riyadh on March 26, 2018. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters

Saudi Arabia on Saturday intercepted four ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi militias, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said.

The missiles were headed towards the city of Jazan in southern Saudi Arabia, according to the Arab Coalition statement, which was carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

No casualties were reported, the statement added.

Coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki reiterated that the attack proves Iran’s continued support to the Houthis in clear violation of UN resolutions.

Saudi air defenses made a similar interception on Friday when Houthis filed a ballistic missile on the city of Najran in a deliberate act to target civilian and populated areas.

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