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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on March 23, 2018, 03:26:27 pm
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Video shows Houthi rebels in Yemen using a jury-rigged Russian fighter jet missile to take on an F-15
Business Insider Alex Lockie
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Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that one of its fighter aircraft was "intercepted" by a "hostile air defense missile."
New video shows the true extent of the fighting.
Saudi Arabia said the missile used was not originally of Yemeni origin, and proves that Iran has been arming the country, and that their jet survived.
An expert told Business Insider that it's unlikely a fighter jet could survive such a massive fireball.
Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that one of its fighter aircraft was "intercepted" by a "hostile air defense missile," and now video has emerged showing the true extent of the fighting.
Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/video-shows-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-using-a-jury-rigged-russian-fighter-jet-missile-to-take-on-an-f-15/ar-BBKBTw8 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/video-shows-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-using-a-jury-rigged-russian-fighter-jet-missile-to-take-on-an-f-15/ar-BBKBTw8)
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...the missile used was not originally of Yemeni origin...
Hhmmm, I wonder how they could tell? Maybe because it wasn't built with sticks, rocks and mud?