Saudis Intercept Ballistic Missile Over Capital Riyadh
Just hours after the previously reported unexpected, and shocking resignation of Lebanon’s pro-Saudi prime minister Saad al-Hariri, Saudi defense forces said they had intercepted a ballistic missile over the capital Riyadh, which was fired from Yemen. According to Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Defense Ministry, the Yemeni Air Force targeted King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Saturday with a ballistic missile.
Al-Arabiya reported that the missile was intercepted over north-east Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement, even as Yemen’s Defense Ministry said the missile attack “shook the Saudi capital” and the operation was successful.
The Riyadh-based newspaper Al Riyadh released a video on its Twitter account showing the interception of a missile.
Remnants of the intercepted #ballisticmissile landed near King Khalid International Airport in #Riyadh, #SaudiArabia
Photos, allegedly pieces of the intercepted missile, have also emerged on the web.
Photos (via @NajranToday) reportedly showing pieces of a ballistic missile fired from #Yemen and intercepted over northern #Riyadh
Houthis are Shi’ite militants that have been involved in the Yemeni civil war that started when the Saudi-led coalition launched its air campaign in the country in 2015. They have been fighting against the government headed by President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
