Saudis intercept scud missile from Yemen

The Royal Saudi Air Defence today morning destroyed a Scud ballistic missile fired from Yemen toward the City of Jizan, southern Saudi Arabic, according to a statement from the command of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen to defend the country's legitimate government.

The Royal Saudi Air Force immediately destroyed the rocket launch platform located inside Yemen, the coalition command said in a statement, carried by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA.

The Scud missile was shot down with no collateral damage, the statement said.