The Houthis said the missiles were launched at economic targets in Riyadh, the group's al-Masirah TV reported. The Houthis have fired a series of missiles into the kingdom in recent months, part of a three-year-old conflict in Yemen widely seen as a proxy battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran. A spokesman for the Houthi-aligned military Colonel Aziz Rashed told al-Masirah that the attack marked "a new phase" and was revenge for Saudi air strikes on Yemen after a coalition air strike last month killed the Houthis' top civilian leader. Iran and the Houthis have regularly dismissed Saudi accusations that Tehran arms the group. It has instructed citizens, upon hearing the alert, to seek shelter in secure locations and avoid "areas prone to air strikes and missile strikes".

Source: bd News24 May 09, 2018 14:15 UTC