SANAA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition destroyed radio antennas in three military camps controlled by the Houthi militia in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday before dawn, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

The airstrikes destroyed the radio antennas in Tabat Altelevision camp in the northern part of Sanaa and in the Aletha'ah camp in the center of the capital, as well as in the camp in the southern part of the city, the Houthi television said without providing further details.

The explosions were powerful enough to shake buildings across the capital and send shrapnel miles away.

Many houses near the stricken site suffered various degrees of damage as families hid inside from warplanes hovering in the sky.

This is the second day of the coalition's latest wave of airstrikes on Sanaa after Houthi's cross-border ballistic missile attack against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday was intercepted by the country, also a key member of the Saudi-led Arab coalition backing the Yemeni army.

Sunday's attack was the third of its kind in less than two weeks. The previous attacks killed three people and hit an oil facility in Abu Dhabi.

The Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi militia has intensified cross-border missile attacks against the UAE and Saudi Arabia after it had lost several strategic districts in central Yemen in January. Enditem

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