US Condemns "Troubling" Missile Attacks On UAE, Saudi Arabia
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The missile launches came a week after the Houthis killed three people in a drone and missile assault on Abu Dhabi.
The United States on Monday condemned missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on targets in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, calling the incidents a "troubling escalation" of the conflict.
Missiles were intercepted with US help over the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi in the early hours of Monday, while others fired on Saudi Arabia in regions bordering Yemen left two people wounded.
US Central Command said in a statement that its forces at Al-Dhafra air base near Abu Dhabi had "engaged two inbound missile threats with multiple Patriot interceptors coincident to efforts by the armed forces of the UAE."
The missile launches came a week after the Iran-backed Houthis killed three people in a drone and missile assault on Abu Dhabi, triggering a volley of deadly air strikes on Yemen.
