SAUDI FORCES SHOOT DOWN MISSILE OFF NAJRAN

Jeddah,16 Rabiul Awwal 1437/2 Desember (MINA) – Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted a Scud missile fired from Sanaa Saturday night, the Arab Coalition fighting Iran-backed Yemeni rebels said on Sunday.

In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) and quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA), the coalition said the ballistic missile was launched from the Yemeni capital toward the southwestern Saudi city of Najran and it was shot down by Patriot Missiles at about 11 p.m.

Coalition jets immediately launched retaliatory strikes and have neutralized the missile launch base within Yemeni
territory, the statement said. “The air force immediately destroyed the rocket launch platform,” it said.

In Sanaa, Yemen’s state news agency said the missile was targetted at a Saudi National Guard base in Najran on Yemen’s northwest border with Saudi Arabia.

The attack is the latest of several ballistic missile strikes by Yemeni forces on Saudi Arabia, none of which have caused any reported casualties. (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)