Saudi Arabia: Missile 'intercepted near Riyadh'

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Saudi Arabia: Missile 'intercepted near Riyadh'

    4 November 2017
    From the section Middle East

Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, after a loud explosion was heard near Riyadh airport.

The missile was destroyed over the capital and fragments landed in the airport area, officials quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency said.

A TV channel linked to Houthi rebels in Yemen said the missile was fired at the King Khalid International Airport.

Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41872995