[23/09/2018 01:41]

RIAYDH-SABA
Saudi Air Forces intercepted Saturday evening a ballistic missile fired by Houthi putschist militia toward the Saudi territories.

Spokesperson of the Coalition Forces Colonel Turki Al-Maliki stated that the Coalition Air Defenses watched launching a ballistic missile by Iran-allied Houthi terrorist militia from the Yemeni territories of Sa'ada province on the Kingdom's territories.

The air defenses of the Coalition managed to intercept and destroy the rocket which targeted the civilian residential areas in the region of (Jazan). The rocket was destroyed, no causalities reported, according to Al-Maliki.

It is important to note that the total number of ballistic missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi militia toward the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came up to (199) resulted in the martyrdom of (112) of the civilians included Saudi nationals and expatriates.

Col. Al-Maliki blamed Iranian regime for supplying the terrorist militia with weapons to target the Kingdom in violation to the UN's resolutions in relevance.

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