Ballistic Missile Fired From Yemen Intercepted Over Saudi Arabia's Capital

CNN: Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over capital

(CNN)Yemeni rebels on Saturday targeted an airport in Saudi Arabia's capital with a ballistic missile, according to Yemen's Houthi-controlled Defense Ministry.

But the missile was intercepted over northeast Riyadh, the Saudi Ministry of Defense said in a statement carried on government-backed Al-Arabiya television.

Yemen's Defense Ministry said the missile attack "shook the Saudi capital" and the operation was successful. The attack was conducted using a Yemeni-made, long-range missile called the Burqan 2H, it said.

The Riyadh airport tweeted that it hadn't been affected.

Read more ....

More News On Saudi Arabia Intercepting A Missile Fired From Yemen

href="http://ift.tt/2lT3SHq">Saudis Intercept Missile Fired From Yemen That Came Close to Riyadh -- New York Times
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missile fired from Yemen -- CBS/AP
Saudi Arabia blasts 'ballistic missile' out of the skies near the capital Riyadh after it was fired from Iran-backed rebels across the border in Yemen -- Daily Mail
Saudi Arabia Says It Intercepted Missile From Yemen Aimed at Its Capital -- NBC
Saudis intercept ballistic missile intended for airport -- UPI
Yemen Rebels Say They Fired Missile at Saudi's Main Airport -- Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missle over Riyadh -- International Business Times
Yemen's Houthis fire missile at Saudi Arabia's Riyadh -- Al Jazeera