Thread: Saudi Arabia intercepts missile over its capital

Saudi Arabia intercepts missile over its capital


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Yemeni Air Force says it targeted the airport. Saudi leads a coalition of states against rebels in Yemen


Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over capital

By Tim Lister, Ammar Albadran, Hakim Al-Masmari and Eric Levenson, CNN
Updated 3:44 PM ET, Sat November 4, 2017

(CNN)Yemen's air force targeted King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Saturday with a ballistic missile, according to Yemen's Houthi-controlled Defense Ministry.

But the missile was intercepted over northeast Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense said in a statement carried on Saudi-backed Al-Arabiya television.

Yemen's Defense Ministry said the missile attack "shook the Saudi capital" and the operation was successful. It also said the attack was conducted using a Yemeni-made, long-range ballistic missile called the Burqan 2H.

Saudi Arabia has been leading a coalition of states against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who toppled Yemen's internationally recognized government in 2015.

The missile attack represents the first time the heart of the Saudi capital has been attacked.

"We previously warned that capitals of countries attacking Yemen will not be safe from our ballistic missiles," Houthi spokesman Mohammed AbdulSalam said. "Today's missile attack comes in response to Saudi killing innocent Yemeni civilians."

The Riyadh airport tweeted that it hadn't been affected.

"Travelers across King Khalid international airport in Riyadh, we assure you that the movement is going on as normal and usual, and trips going according to time," the airport said in Twitter.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/04/middle...ile/index.html

That's really a shame to see Saudi and Yemen fighting because of Iran.

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Just my opinion, but I don't for a moment believe we are getting the story behind this.

It just seems too convenient to be blaming Iran at the time Pres. Trump is working to redo the agreement????

We got snookered with Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya - we need to keep our eyes and minds open on this one.