Yemen fires ballistic missile toward Saudi Arabia

SANAA, Jan. 20 (YPA) – The Yemeni Army fired a short-range ballistic missile toward a Saudi military base on Saturday, the army’s Rocketry Force said in a statement obtained by Yemen Press Agency.

The missile hit Quat military base in side the Saudi border province of Najran.

However, the Saudi-owned Al Arabyia TV channel reported that Saudi defense force intercepted the missile over Najran, giving no further details.

This is the seventh ballistic missile fired by the Yemeni army toward Saudi military targeted in less than two months.

Last week, the Yemeni army fired a missile toward a Saudi airbase in Jizan.

NS/zak