Yemen's Houthis fire ballistic missile at Saudi capital airport

SANAA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) --

It's the second ballistic missile attack claimed by Houthi rebels on the Saudi airport in less than three months.

Late last month, the U.S. disclosed evidence showing Iran providing missile technology for Yemen's Houthi rebels. Iran and the Houthi movement denied the allegations.

In March 2015, Saudi Arabia led a military coalition of Arab forces, backed by the United States, to intervene in Yemen's conflict to back the government of exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

The coalition has launched thousands of airstrikes on the Houthis, in attempts to roll back rebel gains and reinstate Hadi in the capital Sanaa.

Houthis have launched hundreds of ballistic missiles toward Saudi cities, with most of them intercepted by Saudi air defense forces.

The war has so far killed more than 10,000 Yemenis, mostly civilians, and pushed the Arab country to the brink of mass famine.