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Royal Saudi Air Defense intercepts, destroys Houthi ballistic missile

Remnants of a Houthi missile pictured in an earlier incident. (File photo)
Remnants of a Houthi missile pictured in an earlier incident. (File photo)

Royal Saudi Air Defense intercepts, destroys Houthi ballistic missile

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Staff writer, Al Arabiya English

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The Royal Saudi Air Defense on Thursday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militia from Yemen toward the Saudi city of Najran.

The Arab Coalition said on Wednesday that the militia launched a ballistic missile from Yemen’s Saada, which landed within the governorate.

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