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Saudi intercepts missile from Yemen but truce holds


The Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen a year ago mainly with air strikes in support of the Yemeni government. Updated Tue, May 10th 2016 at 09:33 GMT +3Saudi Arabia has intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen. Saudi air defense forces destroyed the missile without it causing any damage, the coalition said, according to SPA. Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen on Monday, but a Saudi-led military coalition said it would maintain a shaky truce despite the "serious escalation" by the Houthi militia and its allies, state news agency SPA said. Brigadier General Sharaf Luqman, a spokesman for Yemeni forces fighting alongside the Houthis, said the missile was aimed at a military base in Khamees Mushait in southwest Saudi Arabia, a location previously targeted.


Source: Standard Digital May 10, 2016 01:06 UTC



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