(Mirror) – Saudi Arabia’s military has intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards a residential area by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, it is reported. Residents reported hearing a loud explosion over the south-western city of Najran, which is close to the border with Yemen, as the kingdom’s air defense system took out the missile. Photos posted on social media show a large cloud of smoke in the sky. It came a day after the
Iran-aligned Houthis launched a missile strike on a military training camp in the Yemeni city of Marib, killing more than 70 people and injuring dozens. Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi told the military on Sunday it needs to be on high alert following the attack. The attack “confirms without a doubt that the Houthis have no desire for peace”, he said in a statement. The Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for Saturday’s attack. READ MORE
