Yemeni Army Launches Burkan 1 Missile on Saudi Territory

Local Editor

The missile force of the Yemeni army and popular committees fired on Friday a new ballistic missile on Saudi territory.

The ballistic Burkan-1 [or Volcano] is a type of Scud missile, which has been modernized and modified to reach more than 800 km. Its warhead weighs half a tons, its length of 12.5 m, its diameter 88 c.m. and its total weight is 8 tons.

The Burkan's warhead is designed to bomb huge military bases. It has been modernized locally at the Missile Research and Development Center of the missile force unit of the Republic of Yemen.

The missile launch came in response to the continuous aggressive airstrikes and siege on Yemen, according to a statement issued by the missile force of the army and popular committees.

Saudi Arabia began its deadly campaign against Yemen in late March 2015. The strikes were meant to undermine the Ansarullah movement and restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

About 10,000 people had been martyred and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression had also taken a heavy toll on Yemen's facilities and infrastructure.

Yemeni forces had been engaged in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi forces deployed in the country as well as targets inside Saudi Arabia.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team