Saudi Arabia says it’s air defence forces have intercepted a ballistic missile over Riyadh fired from neighbouring Yemen <br /><br />State media says it was brought down near King Khaled Airport on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday night and did not cause any casualties.<br /><br />Rocket fragments fell near the airport grounds, but air traffic carried on normally, the Saudi civil aviation authority said on its official Twitter account.<br /><br />Residents of northern Riyadh reported hearing a deafening explosion.<br /><br />#SaudiArabia intercepts missile from Yemen northeast of Riyadh https://t.co/6FSuYl0ga1 pic.twitter.com/09UmLLztpZ— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) 5 novembre 2017<br /><br />No other ballistic missile attack has come so close to the Saudi capital although Houthi rebels, who control much of Yemen, have fired missiles into Saudi territory before.<br /><br />A TV channel linked to the Houthis, who are backed by Iran, said that this time the airport was the target.<br /><br />A Saudi-led air coalition has been bombing the Houthis in Yemen’s civil war which has left killed at least 10,000 people dead and triggered a humanitarian crisis.<br /><br />Due to severe acute #malnutrition, Tahani feels weak all the time & cannot express joyfulness. #YemenRead her story https://t.co/VFRMJGVCrI pic.twitter.com/ymPYHzsWTo— UNICEF Yemen (@UNICEF_Yemen) 30 octobre 2017<br /><br />with Reuters<br />
