Saudi coalition airstrike kills 38 Houthis

ANI  |  Dubai [United Arab Emirates] 

At least 38 Houthi militants were killed when a coalition airstrike led by targeted the building of interior ministry in in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

Saudi Arabia's official Al-Ekhbariya television said in a statement that two high-ranking insurgents were among those killed in the airstrike, Arab News reported.

The confirmed the airstrike but did not give more details.

Eyewitnesses and residents said that the airstrikes targeted other places such as Najda camp, the Dailmi air base, the presidential palace, and its militia camps and other nearby areas in

Earlier on Saturday, Saudi air defences reportedly intercepted four missiles fired by Houthi rebels in province bordering with in

Continued missile attacks from Houthi rebels in have forced to cut off air, sea and land links from its neighbour. Saudi defence forces have also halted Yemen's financial aids and and fuel imports as well.

Former Yemeni was killed in after days of intense fighting between Houthi rebels and his loyalist forces on December 4 last year.

Both Saleh forces and the Houthi rebels backed by are battling to capture the capital city.

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First Published: Sat, April 28 2018. 16:29 IST