People inspect the explosion site at the al-Sabeen flyover in Sanaa, Yemen's capital on Dec. 23, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

People inspect the explosion site at the al-Sabeen flyover in Sanaa, Yemen's capital on Dec. 23, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

People inspect the explosion site at the al-Sabeen flyover in Sanaa, Yemen's capital on Dec. 23, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

People inspect the explosion site at the al-Sabeen flyover in Sanaa, Yemen's capital on Dec. 23, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
Overnight airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition hit a military camp and destroyed a bridge in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported on Thursday.

The warplanes on Wednesday midnight launched three airstrikes on the Central Security Camp and another airstrike on a nearby bridge linking public roads, the television said.

The camp and nearby bridge are located in the al-Sabeen neighborhood in the southern part of Sanaa.

Explosions were heard in the camp and residents in the neighborhood said windows of their houses smashed. The residents also told Xinhua that the traffic movement stopped on four main roads after the destruction of the al-Sabeen bridge.

Meanwhile, the coalition said in a statement reported by the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV that it targeted weapons depots in the camp.

"The airstrikes came in immediate response after the coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a  bomb-laden drone launched by the Houthi militia towards the Saudi city of Jazan," said the coalition.

The reported coalition statement made no comment about the airstrike on the bridge alleged by the Houthi group.

The Iran-backed Houthi militia has recently intensified cross-border drone and missile attacks against Saudi cities. In February, the Yemeni rebel group began a major offensive against the coalition-backed Yemeni government army to capture the oil-rich province of Marib in central Yemen.