Houthis Deny Involvement in Missile Launch Toward Medina

Yahya Saree, spokesman for the Houthi army, said Saudi claims about an attack on Medina are "an obvious lie."

Doha, October 15. /TASS/. Yahya Saree, the spokesman of the Houthi army, said: Yemen's Ansarullah movement has denied involvement in launching a cruise missile towards Medina, Saudi Arabia.

In a statement published on Telegram, he said: "The Yemeni armed forces (the term used by the Houthis to describe their organization - TASS) confirm that no operation involving an attack on Saudi Arabia was carried out today. Saudi claims about the attack on Medina are an obvious lie."

Earlier, Turki al-Maliki, the spokesman of the coalition led by Saudi Arabia, said that the air defense intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile near Medina in western Saudi Arabia.