Loud booms in Saudi Arabia's capital as military intercepts missiles from Yemen: report

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Loud booms in Saudi Arabia's capital as military intercepts missiles from Yemen: report
Fox News

Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was the target of ballistic missiles fired Wednesday by Yemen's Iran-backed Shiite rebels, a Saudi-owned news channel said.

Four loud booms were heard in the city center Wednesday, witnesses told Reuters.

The Saudi military said a missile was intercepted, Al Arabiya reported.

Read more at: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/05/09/loud-booms-in-saudi-arabias-capital-as-military-intercepts-missiles-from-yemen-report.html

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World NewsMay 9, 2018 / 1:39 AM / Updated 3 hours ago

Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen fire missiles at Saudi capital

Sarah Dadouch, Noah Browning

RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen’s Houthis fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia’s capital on Wednesday - an attack Saudi authorities said they intercepted in the skies over Riyadh.

The assault took place a day after Saudi Arabia’s top Western ally the United States pulled out of a deal with Iran over its disputed nuclear programme and could signal an uptick in tensions between Riyadh and regional rival Tehran.

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-security/saudi-arabia-says-it-intercepts-houthi-missiles-over-riyadh-idUSKBN1IA100