Saudi forces intercept ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthis
SANAA/RIYADH -- Saudi air defence forces shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi militia toward an air base outside the southern city of Khamees Mushait on Monday night, the Saudi-led coalition said in a statement carried by the state news agency SPA.
The Qaher-1 missile was aimed at Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Air Base, located about 60 km north of the Yemeni border, the Houthis announced on their official Twitter account.
The Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces destroyed the missile before it could cause any damage, according to the statement by the Saudi-led coalition.
Saudi forces responded to the missile attack by attacking the launch site, the statement added.
