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Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over Riyadh

Yemen’s war is heating up again with new Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa, Marib and Hodeida.

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An image grab taken from a video handed out by Yemen's Huthi rebels on March 27, 2018, shows what appears to be Huthi military forces launching a ballistic missile on March 25, reportedly from the capital Sanaa. — AFP via Getty Images

Saudi Arabia on Monday night intercepted what its government said was a ballistic missile over its capital city amid Riyadh’s conflict with Iran-backed rebels in neighboring Yemen. 

The Saudi-led military coalition against Yemen’s Houthis said Monday that it would retaliate for the missile launch “with an iron fist within the framework of international humanitarian law.”

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