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Saudi air defense intercepts missile fired from Yemen

Published: 16 Feb 2017 - 09:18 am | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 09:43 am
Peninsula

QNA

Riyadh: The command of the alliance to support legitimacy in Yemen announced in a statement that the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted on Wednesday evening a missile fired by the Huthi militias from Yemeni territories towards the city of Khamis Mushayt.

The missile was intercepted and destroyed without any damage.

The alliance's air forces immediately targeted the launch site, according to the statement.