SANAA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi rebels said they had fired multiple ballistic missiles toward Saudi Arabia's Najran airport in the southwest of the kingdom on Tuesday morning, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
"The missiles hit the military targets in the airport and caused suspension of the air traffic," the television said, citing a statement by Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea.
"The attack came in response to Saudi-led aggression coalition's recent airstrikes against Yemen and the continuing oppressive all-out blockade against the Yemeni people," Sarea said, adding that his group "took all necessary measures in the attack to protect civilians."
The Houthi attack came three days after a deadly Saudi-led airstrike on a prison in Houthi-held province of Dhamar which the International Committee of the Red Cross said killed at least 130 prisoners of war and injured 40 others.
Saudi Arabia has been leading an Arab military coalition against Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen for more than four years in support of the internationally-recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
