Saudi Air Defense Intercepted The Missile Coming From Yemen With Smoke Seen At The Airport
A missile was intercepted that was aimed for the Airport this evening in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Tensions have escalated in Yemen of late however the battle against the Houthi rebels has been confined within the country until now.
Debris reportedly reaching the runway
The report of debris on a runway is unconfirmed at this point.
— Strategic Sentinel (@StratSentinel) November 4, 2017
This video shows smoke at the airport
UPDATE: Video shows smoke at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with reports of possible parts of the ballistic missile landing pic.twitter.com/KFEHutPNU1
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) November 4, 2017
The long range ballistic missile is called the ‘Burqan 2H’
This is a relatively advanced missile from #Iran. It would be unlikely that #Iran would allow #Yemen to use it without their permission. https://t.co/lUpbfPwYCa
— Strategic Sentinel (@StratSentinel) November 4, 2017
Riyadh’s airspace remains open
People are worried that this is set to continue
Missile attack on #Riyadh . Things gonna get more messy . ????
— Rags (@blitzerr11) November 4, 2017