Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence said investigations into a ballistic missile launched from Yemen found that the projectile had been aimed at a regional country rather than Saudi territory.

According to the ministry’s spokesperson, Major General Turki Al-Malki, technical reviews showed the missile malfunctioned and deviated from its intended course due to technical reasons. The malfunction generated inaccurate indicators regarding its target destination before the missile ultimately fell in an uninhabited area near the Saudi-Yemeni border.

The statement was issued following an earlier announcement about the missile’s launch and subsequent disappearance near the kingdom’s border region.