Fighting moves closer to centre of Yemen's main port city, missiles fired at Riyadh


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  • Sunday, 24 Jun 2018

View of the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen June 24, 2018. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

ADEN (Reuters) - The Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched missiles on the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday, and reinforced Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah as an Arab coalition moved closer to the city centre in the largest offensive of the war.

Saudi Arabia's air defence forces intercepted two ballistic missiles over Riyadh, state media reported, in at least the sixth attack targeting the Saudi capital since December. Houthi-run media said the rockets were aimed at the Saudi defence ministry and other targets.

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