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Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement said it launched a large missile and drone attack deep in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that struck the defence ministry and a military base in Riyadh.
There was no immediate confirmation by the coalition or Saudi authorities about specific targets.
A Reuters witness in the capital heard two loud blasts and saw billows of smoke in the sky over Riyadh close to dawn. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
“A large number of winged ballistic missiles and drones targeted the capital of the Saudi enemy ... pounding military headquarters and centres including the defence and intelligence ministry and (King) Salman Air Base,” Yemeni army spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech.
He said attacks were also launched against military sites in the southern Saudi cities of Najran and Jizan that border Yemen.
Violence between the two sides has surged after the expiry last month of a six-week ceasefire prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: News Agencies
