Brig. Gen. Murad Turaiq of the Yemeni army said a Patriot air defense system operated by UAE has defeated a OTR-21 Tochka (NATO: SS-21) on the night of Sept. 21.
By US Army employee (Missile Defense Agency, gallery]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The tactical ballistic missile was heading for camp Safer, a staging area for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces.
A similar attack on Sept. 4 resulted in the deaths of 67 coalition soldiers.