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Yemen: Houthi militia attacks targets in Saudi Arabia again

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The Houthi militia has again attacked targets in Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh airport.
Saudi Arabia reported intercepting several missiles.
The militia is threatening further attacks on oil facilities and is calling on airlines to stop flights.

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The Houthi militia has been waging a long-running conflict against the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Iran supports the Houthi militia logistically and politically.

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The Yemeni Houthi militia has again attacked targets in neighboring Saudi Arabia - including the airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh. A Houthis spokesman said the militia fired a ballistic missile at King Khalid airport.

Saudi Arabia said it had repelled several projectiles. Two rockets fired at Riyadh and another at Khamis Mushait in the southwest of the country were intercepted, said Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led military alliance. Eyewitnesses reported several explosions in Riyadh. Airport circles said that debris from intercepted missiles had fallen on a terminal building.

The Iran-backed Houthi militia warns that all oil facilities in Saudi Arabia could be targeted. She also once again called on airlines to stop flights to Saudi Arabia. The only exceptions are the areas of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

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