RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s air defense says they have intercepted a ballisticmissile fired by Houthi militias towards the border city of Najran.
Authorities confirmed that forces intercepted one missile on Sunday whileanother landed in a secluded desert area of the border city.
The southern city of Najran – close to the border with Yemen, has borne thebrunt ever since the Houthi militia forces took over swathes of the countryin a 2014 coup.
According to officials, the city has witnessed more than 10,000 rocketattacks mostly arbitrarily targeting civilians since the conflict in Yemenfirst began.