Saudi shoots down 'smuggled' Houthi missiles

Saudi Arabia intercepted four missiles fired by the Houthis (Ansarallah) on Tuesday (March 28th), the Saudi-led coalition said, in what it described as evidence of arms smuggling through an opposition-held Red Sea port.

The coalition has said previously that it destroyed much of the Houthis missile capability early in its two-year-old bombing campaign and says persistent launches show they are receiving new deliveries from abroad, AFP reported.

"Early this morning, four missiles were intercepted," the coalition said.

"The ongoing missile attacks on Saudi cities provide clear evidence of the arms smuggling that continues to take place in Yemen, notably through the port of al-Hodeida," it said.

The missiles targeted Khamis Mushait and Abha, another city close to the Yemeni border, but they were intercepted without casualties or damage, the coalition said.

The coalition has previously accused Iran of smuggling weapons to the Houthis.

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