Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Scud missile fired on its territory from neighboring Yemen on Wednesday.

In a statement Wednesday, the Saudi armed forces said that it intercepted a Scud missile in Jazan and destroyed it without any damages ensuing from it.

Saudi Arabia leads a coalition targeting Houthis in airstrikes that began March 26 in support of Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. Those strikes have targeted arms cache and other Scud missile sites around the country.

The Houthis began their advance in September, sweeping into the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and taking over government ministries and other areas. They held top officials, including Hadi, under house arrest until Hadi fled, first to the southern port city of Aden, then to Saudi Arabia.
Source: MENA