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Yemen's Houthis say fire ballistic missile towards Saudi capital

DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) Yemen's Houthi movement said today it had fired a ballistic missile toward the Saudi capital Riyadh and the Arab coalition waging war in Yemen said it had intercepted and destroyed a projectile around 200 km (120 miles) west of the city.
The incident occurred a day before US President Donald Trump was expected in Riyadh at the start of his first foreign trip since taking office in January.
The Iran-allied Houthis launched a Burkan-1 missile towards Riyadh, a statement by their official news agency said. It Riyadh but gave no further detail.
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