A missile fired at Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh was shot down moments before it hit a royal palace today. Saudi air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the city, Saudi-owned channel al-Arabiya reported in a news flash quoting a Saudi-led military coalition official. The coalition is battling the armed Houthi movement in neighboring Yemen. A ballistic missile was launched at the Saudi capital,
a Houthi spokesman said. Mohammed Abdussalam said on Twitter that a Volcano 2-H ballistic missile was fired towards al-Yamama royal palace. Bloomberg reporter Vivian Nereim tweeted: “Loud boom heard in central Riyadh – big enough that we felt it shake our tower.” The Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information tweeted: “Coalition forces confirm intercepting an Iranian-Houthi missile targeting south of Riyadh. “There are no reported casualties at this time. READ MORE
