Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Yemen's Houthis said they launched missiles at Abha airport in south-western Saudi Arabia on Monday in response to air strikes on Sanaa's airport that they blamed on the kingdom.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, which backs the country's internationally-recognised government, said its air defences "dealt with" the missiles and no casualties were reported.
The Houthis, who control north-western Yemen and are backed by Iran, earlier accused Saudi Arabia of "blatant aggression", saying it had struck the runway of Sanaa's airport.
The strike was claimed by Yemen's government, which said it wanted to prevent an Iranian plane from landing.
It was the most significant escalation in the largely dormant conflict between th...