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| Saudi Arabia reportedly intercepts missile fired from Yemen over Riyadh (VIDEOS) | Saudi Arabia reportedly intercepts missile fired from Yemen over Riyadh (VIDEOS) |
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| The Saudi air force has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen over the northeastern part of Riyadh late on Sunday night, according to local media reports. | The Saudi air force has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen over the northeastern part of Riyadh late on Sunday night, according to local media reports. |
| Several witnesses, including Reuters journalists, reported hearing several loud booms and bright flashes in the sky shortly before midnight in the Saudi capital. As-yet unverified footage, which has emerged online, shows an alleged mid-air explosion of the interceptor from several angles. | Several witnesses, including Reuters journalists, reported hearing several loud booms and bright flashes in the sky shortly before midnight in the Saudi capital. As-yet unverified footage, which has emerged online, shows an alleged mid-air explosion of the interceptor from several angles. |
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| There have been no immediate reports of any casualties. | |
| The missile was reportedly fired by Houthi rebel fighters. Yemen's Houthi-run SABA news agency reported that the group's missile force had targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a Burkan H2 missile. The group also claims to have fired other types of missiles at airports in the southern Saudi cities of Abha, Jizan and Najran. | |
| The attack coincides with the third anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition's armed intervention in Yemen. More than 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen since March 2015, when the Riyadh-led coalition of Sunni Muslim Arab states launched a military campaign to reinstate the ousted Saudi-backed president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi back to power. | |
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