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Arab Coalition Rebuffs Statements on Houthis Targeting Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport

Arab Coalition Rebuffs Statements on Houthis Targeting Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport

Thursday, 1 February, 2018 - 07:45
Arab Coalition Spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki. Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Coalition Spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki denied on Wednesday news circulated by some media outlets on Houthi militias successfully targeting Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, Saudi news agency SPA reported.


Malki confirmed that the attempt by Iran-backed militias to fire a ballistic missile toward an uninhabited desert was failed.


He pointed out terrorist Houthi militias having come forward through their media outlets that they deliberately target civilians, in clear violation of international humanitarian law.


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