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Saudi Arabia shoots down Scud missile fired from Yemen Saudi Arabia shoots down Scud missile fired from Yemen
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen says the kingdom has shot down a Scud missile fired from Yemen. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen said Sunday that the kingdom has shot down a Scud missile fired from Yemen.
The coalition said in a statement carried Sunday by the official Saudi Press Agency said Saudi air defenses intercepted the missile as it headed toward the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait. The coalition said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency said Saudi air defenses intercepted the missile as it headed toward the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait.
The statement says the missile was completed destroyed without causing “any losses” on the ground.The statement says the missile was completed destroyed without causing “any losses” on the ground.
Khamis Mushait is home to a major Saudi air base and has been targeted by missiles fired from Yemen previously.Khamis Mushait is home to a major Saudi air base and has been targeted by missiles fired from Yemen previously.
Separately, the United Arab Emirates said that one of its soldiers was killed and another was wounded while participating in coalition operations in Yemen. The brief statement did not identify the soldiers or specify where the incident occurred.
Saudi Arabia leads a coalition conducting air strikes and ground operations in support of Yemen’s internationally recognized government against the rebels and loyalists of a former president who control the capital and other parts of the country.Saudi Arabia leads a coalition conducting air strikes and ground operations in support of Yemen’s internationally recognized government against the rebels and loyalists of a former president who control the capital and other parts of the country.
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