Saudis Intercept Biggest Missile Barrage Yet From Yemen War
- Barrage coincides with third anniversary of Saudi intervention
- Timing during crown prince’s U.S. visit may serve Saudi aims
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Saudi Arabia said it intercepted seven ballistic missiles fired at Riyadh and other cities by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, the biggest such barrage since the kingdom went to war against them in March 2015.
The missiles were intercepted late Sunday over the northeastern part of the capital and the cities of Najran, Jazan and Khamis Mushait, the official Saudi Press Agency said. Fragments killed one Egyptian national and injured two others in Riyadh, it said, citing the civil defense spokesman, Mohamed al-Humadi.