Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted three Houthi missiles and several armed drones launched towards the kingdom on Monday
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said via its Al Masirah TV channel that it had carried out a "large-scale attack" deep in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi-led coalition battling the group for five years said it had intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh, the Saudi capital. Violence between the two sides has surged after the expiry last month of a six-week ceasefire prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, with the Houthis launching missiles and drones towards Saudi cities and the coalition responding with air strikes.Al Masirah said the Houthi's military spokesman would make an announcement in the next few hours.
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