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S Arabia intercepts Yemen rebel ballistic missile

By AFP
January 06, 2018

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Friday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen into the kingdom´s south, as Riyadh and its allies said the attack “proved” Iran´s support for Yemen´s Huthi rebels. The Riyadh-led military coalition fighting the rebels in Yemen in a statement said Saudi air defences intercepted the missile at around 0500 GMT, but reported no casualties. The Saudi-led coalition said a ballistic missile intercepted over southern Saudi Arabia on Friday served as proof Iran supported the Shiite Huthi rebels. “This hostile act by the Iran-backed Huthis proves the Iranian regime remains implicated in supporting the armed Huthis,” the kingdom´s state news agency SPA quoted coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki as saying.