Saudis shoot down seven missiles fired on cities by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Saudi air defences have shot down seven ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi militia as the kingdom’s three-year military campaign against the rebel group threatened to escalate.
Saudi forces destroyed three missiles over north-eastern Riyadh shortly before midnight on Sunday, with debris killing a man in what was the first death in the capital during the conflict. Other missiles were fired at the southern cities of Najran, Jizan and Khamis Mushait, the coalition said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA.
Debris from the missiles fell on a home in Riyadh, killing an Egyptian resident and wounding two other Egyptians, said coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki, according to SPA. Reuters reporters in Riyadh heard several booms and saw smoke in the air. Another witness said he saw a long stream of light followed by additional explosions....
The attack marked the third time in five months that missiles have flown over Riyadh, as the Houthis step up efforts to demonstrate they can reach the Saudi capital, and threatened to escalate a regional rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Houthi-run SABA news agency reported the group’s missile force had targeted King Khalid international airport in Riyadh with a Burkan H2 missile. The group also fired other types of missiles at airports in Jizan, Najran and Abha, another southern Saudi city, according to the SABA report.......
Patriot missiles fail spectacularly during intercept of Yemeni ballistic missile
Yemen’s Houthis faction fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and two Patriot missiles that were fired to intercept it failed spectacularly in mid-air. One exploded after launch while another went ballistic and hit the ground.