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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen intercepts ballistic missile blamed on Houthis

A spokesperson for the coalition said the missile was among more than 300 launched by the rebels since 2015.
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The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said today that it had intercepted ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi rebels, marking the latest foiled assault on Saudi Arabia. 

A spokesman for the coalition said the Iran-backed group launched the missile from Sa’dah in northwestern Yemen toward the southern Saudi region of Najran “in a deliberate attempt to target civilians and civilian objects.”

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