RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted several ballistic missiles fired by Yemeni Houthi militia towards Saudi cities yesterday ahead of a gathering of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 major economies in Riyadh.
The Iranian-aligned armed movement launched the missiles from the Yemeni capital Sana’a at 12.30am, SPA quoted the spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen as saying.
The G20 meeting, at which finance officials are due to discuss the global economy, continued as scheduled.
It was unclear if any of the projectiles had been fired towards Riyadh, which has been targeted previously.