A ballistic missile was launched towards Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh on Monday, Saudi state TV reported.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen reportedly said Saudi defenses intercepted the missile.
#BREAKING: Ballistic missiles being intercepted over Riyadh right now pic.twitter.com/V1QqORtchY
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Minutes later, a second missile was intercepted above Riyadh, according to Saudi state TV.
The missiles, reportedly fired from Yemen, comes as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis stepped up cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia using armed drones.
Over the past 24 hours, the Saudi coalition had carried out 47 airstrikes against Houthi targets in Marib.
Source » jpost