{"id":28987,"date":"2017-12-19T06:57:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T11:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=28987"},"modified":"2017-12-19T06:57:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T11:57:29","slug":"saudis-intercept-houthi-ballistic-missile-targeting-riyadh-royal-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=28987","title":{"rendered":"Saudis Intercept Houthi Ballistic Missile Targeting Riyadh Royal Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-12-19\/saudis-intercept-houthi-ballistic-missile-over-riyadh\">Saudis Intercept Houthi Ballistic Missile Targeting Riyadh Royal Palace<\/a><\/h3>\n<section class=\"messages-holder\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"node node-type-story node-full node-nid-609429\">\n<div class=\"sub-title-box\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style\" data-a2a-icon-color=\"#222\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>For the third time in roughly seven weeks, Houthi rebels have fired a ballistic missile into Saudi Arabia, according to a spokesperson. <strong>This time, the target was al-Yamamah palace in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user245717\/imageroot\/2017\/12\/13\/2017.12.19missiletease.JPG\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user245717\/imageroot\/2017\/12\/13\/2017.12.19missiletease_0.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>US President Donald Trump notably held meetings with the Saudi king at the al-Yamamah palace during his May trip to the kingdom. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Witnesses in Riyadh reported hearing a blast and seeing a plume of smoke. Saudi security officials did not immediately comment on the incident, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/middle-east-news\/1.829926\">Haaretz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Houthis launched two ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia in November, but neither hit their targets. One was reportedly fired at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-11-05\/saudis-call-missile-attack-blatant-act-aggression-iran-could-be-considered-act-war\">King Khalid International Airport <\/a>in Riyadh while the other was fired at a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-11-30\/saudis-intercept-ballistic-missile-fired-yemen\">Saudi oil refinery.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Russia Today, the Saudi-led coalition that has been battling the rebels in Yemen has reportedly shot down the missile, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/413617-riyadh-blast-smoke-reports\/\">Russia Today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saudi state TV claimed the missile \u2013 a Burkan 2H ballistic missile &#8211; was intercepted by Saudi defenses\u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<article class=\"MediaCard\n           MediaCard--mediaForward\n\n           customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\"><a class=\"MediaCard-borderOverlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbdullahKhaledS\/status\/943074511901118464\/photo\/1\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">View image on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 593px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 134.7368%\"><a class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset\n                    NaturalImage\n\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbdullahKhaledS\/status\/943074511901118464\/photo\/1\" data-scribe=\"element:photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NaturalImage-image\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DRZ5JBpWkAM8Ei5.jpg:small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" width=\"760\" height=\"1024\" data-srcset=\"https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FDRZ5JBpWkAM8Ei5.jpg%3Alarge 760w,https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FDRZ5JBpWkAM8Ei5.jpg 760w,https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FDRZ5JBpWkAM8Ei5.jpg%3Asmall 505w\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded is-deciderHtmlWhitespace\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbdullahKhaledS\/status\/943074511901118464\" data-tweet-id=\"943074511901118464\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand u-floatRight\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--twitter \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbdullahKhaledS\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"\u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0628\u0646 \u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f (screen name: AbdullahKhaledS)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/899324198430142464\/sQFkwK_7_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/899324198430142464\/sQFkwK_7_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/899324198430142464\/sQFkwK_7_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"\u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0628\u0646 \u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">\u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0628\u0646 \u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbdullahKhaledS\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"\u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0628\u0646 \u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f (screen name: AbdullahKhaledS)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@AbdullahKhaledS\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@AbdullahKhaledS<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reports of a ballistic\u00a0missile just intercepted over Riyadh<\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbdullahKhaledS\/status\/943074511901118464\" data-datetime=\"2017-12-19T11:04:19+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: December 19, 2017 11:04:19 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2017-12-19T11:04:19+0000\">6:04 AM &#8211; Dec 19, 2017<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>There were no immediate reports of injuries and there has been no official statement from the Saudi government. However, a Houthi rebel spokesman on Twitter confirmed the missile launch.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded is-deciderHtmlWhitespace\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbdullahKhaledS\/status\/943074511901118464\" data-tweet-id=\"943074511901118464\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudis Intercept Houthi Ballistic Missile Targeting Riyadh Royal Palace For the third time in roughly seven weeks, Houthi rebels have fired a ballistic missile into Saudi Arabia, according to a spokesperson. This time, the target was al-Yamamah palace in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. US President Donald Trump notably held meetings with the Saudi king at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[15994,4408,1246,13746,701,901],"class_list":["post-28987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geopolitics","tag-ballistic-missile","tag-houthi-rebels","tag-riyadh","tag-russia-today","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-yemen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28987"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28988,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28987\/revisions\/28988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}