The Arab Coalition intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile targeting Riyadh

Dubai: The Arab Coalition intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile targeting Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, state news agency SPA reported.

Col. Turki Al-Maliki: the coalition’s spokesman said the Houthis have launched eight drones and three ballistic missiles towards the city between late Monday and early Tuesday.

Earlier on Monday, Al-Maliki said that the Houthi militia “launched a number of unmanned (booby-trapped) drones at civilians and civilian objects” from Sa’dah in Yemen. Two were targeting Najran and the other was targeting Jazan.

The Iran-backed militants have targeted Saudi Arabia with 313 ballistic missiles and 357 drones in total, he added.