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Houthis fire ballistic missiles despite Yemen cease-fire, say Saudis

A spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has accused the Iran-aligned rebels of launching ballistic missiles in violation of a unilateral cease-fire.
Saudi-led coalition spokesman, Colonel Turki al-Malki, displays the debris of a ballistic missile which he says was launched by Yemen's Houthi group towards the capital Riyadh, during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri - RC2VTF9ERLB8

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired two ballistic missiles from the capital Sanaa that landed inside Yemeni territory, the Saudi-led coalition said Tuesday. 

Coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki said the provinces of Amran and Saada in northern Yemen were hit with air attacks in the latest violation by the Iran-aligned Houthi group of the unilateral cease-fire. In early April, the Saudi-led coalition announced the fighting pause, which the Houthis rejected, to allow for UN-brokered negotiations between the two parties amid the coronavirus outbreak. 

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