The Yemeni army says its air defence units have intercepted a Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet over the northwestern province of Sa’ada, as hostilities between the two sides have entered a new phase of intensified air strikes and cross-border attacks, Press Tv reports.
Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced in a statement early on Thursday that the supersonic and multirole warplane was struck by a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile while conducting hostile operations.
Saree added that the warplane, which had taken off from King Fahd Air Base in Taif, sustained a direct hit as a result of the strike and had to leave Yemeni airspace.
