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Saudis intercept missile fired from Yemen

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AFP Riyadh
Last Updated : Nov 15 2016 | 6:22 PM IST
Saudi air defence forces today intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen towards the kingdom, the Riyadh-led anti-rebel coalition said.
The missile was fired towards the Najran region but was shot down, said a coalition statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency.
Coalition forces responded by targeting the source of the fire inside Yemen, it added.
The coalition has been engaged in a bombing campaign against the Iran-backed Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies since March last year, and the insurgents have targeted their air bases.
Saudi Arabia has deployed Patriot missiles to counter such attacks.
Last month, the rebels launched one of their longest-range strikes against Saudi Arabia, firing a ballistic missile that was brought down near the holy Muslim city of Mecca, an attack that was roundly condemned by Riyadh's Gulf allies.
The rebels insisted that the missile had been fired at Jeddah, the Red Sea city in the sprawling Mecca region, not at the holy city itself.

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First Published: Nov 15 2016 | 6:22 PM IST

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