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3 Reported Killed in Missile Attack in Saudi Arabia

by Reuters

   RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA --

   Three civilians were killed in the south of Saudi Arabia by a missile
   launched from Yemen by the Houthi movement, Saudi state-owned Al
   Ekhbariya TV said late Saturday.

   The Houthis, an Iran-allied group that controls much of Yemen,
   including the capital, Sanaa, have fired a series of missiles into the
   kingdom in recent months, part of a three-year-old conflict in Yemen
   widely seen as a proxy battle
   between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

   A U.S.-backed, Saudi-led military coalition is fighting against the
   Houthis on behalf of the government of President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi,
   who lives in exile in Riyadh.

   The three civilians were killed in Saudi's Jizan province in southern
   Saudi Arabia. The coalition said it would retaliate against anyone who
   threatened the safety of its citizens and residents.

   Last month, the group fired a salvo of missiles at the capital, Riyadh,
   saying it was targeting economic assets.