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Houthis Say They Targeted Saudi Typhoon Jet Over Yemen
A Houthi military spokesman said the group targeted a Saudi Typhoon fighter jet over Saada province in Yemen.
He claimed a surface-to-air missile hit the plane and left it at risk of crashing.
Saudi Arabia had not commented on the claim at the time of the report.
Houthi-run Al-Masirah television also said airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, but gave no information about their effects.
Yemen’s civil war began after the Houthis took control of Sanaa and other areas in September 2014.
Saudi Arabia has backed Yemen’s internationally recognized government through a coalition since March 2015, while fighting has worsened the country’s humanitarian crisis.
The reports gave no further details on the jet or the airstrikes.
Yemen’s Houthi movement says it struck a Saudi Typhoon fighter jet with a surface-to-air missile over Saada Governorate.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the aircraft was hit and could crash.
The Houthis said the jet had taken off from Taif air base in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia had not commented on the claim, according to Milliyet.
- Who
- Yemen’s Houthi movement says it carried out the attack; spokesman Yahya Saree announced it.
- What
- The Houthis say they hit a Saudi Typhoon fighter jet with a surface-to-air missile.
- When
- Shortly before Saree’s statement; the exact time is not stated.
- Where
- In the airspace over Saada Governorate in Yemen.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Aircraft
- Saudi Typhoon fighter jet
- Weapon
- Surface-to-air missile
- Reported location
- Airspace over Saada Governorate, Yemen
- Reported departure point
- Taif air base, Saudi Arabia
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What people are saying
It may crash,