Saudi air defenses intercept 8 UAVs and 3 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis from Yemen

Saudi Arabia’s air defenses shot down three ballistic missiles launched from Yemen on Thursday. (Reuters file photo)
Saudi Arabia’s air defenses shot down three ballistic missiles launched from Yemen on Thursday. (Reuters file photo)
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Updated 13 May 2021
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Saudi air defenses intercept 8 UAVs and 3 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis from Yemen

Saudi air defenses intercept 8 UAVs and 3 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis from Yemen

RIYADH:  Saudi air defenses have intercepted and destroyed eight drones and three ballistic missiles targetting Saudi Arabia, the Arab Coalition supporting  supporting Yemen's legitimate government said on Thursday.

In a statement announced on Twitter, the Coalition said the UAVs and missiles were launched by the Iran-back Houthi militia in Yemen.

The new attacks came as fighting for Yemen’s strategic Marib city continued and despite calls by the UN for the Houthis to halt the violence.