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Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen’s missile strike on Riyadh
[ALMASDARNEWS] Saudi activists on social media reported hearing sounds of kabooms in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, not so long after Sana’a government forces launched "Burkan-2" ballistic missile towards Riyadh this evening.

Local Yemeni news outlets cited a number of Saudi Twitter activists tweeting in Arabic language. al-Masdar News correspondent in Sana’a translated some of them:

Jassem bin Mohammed, a Saudi activist, posted on his Twitter page, "A huge kaboom shook Riyadh area before Trump’s visit amid panic, fear and rumours that this was a Yemeni ballistic missile, and it comes right before the arrival of the American guest [Trump], and this is the message they wanted to deliver to us."

"We have heard a sound that terrified residents in Riyadh," another columnist wrote. "A huge kaboom rocked the Saudi capital of Riyadh and a giant fire outbroke as result of a ballistic missile strike."

Earlier, Yemeni Army’s missile division based in Sana’a announced the launch of a ballistic missile type "Burkan-2" ("Vulcan-2") on the Saudi capital.

The Saudi-led coalition said later it had downed a Houthi
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews ...
missile in the southern Saudi province of Ar Rayn well to the west of Riyadh. The area is open desert and there were no casualties, the official Saudi news agency SPA said.

This comes just hours before US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
is about to begin his international trip to Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
where he is going to meet with more than 37 Arab and Moslem leaders, seeking to form a new alliance to fight what they [Gulf Arab leaders] call "Iranian expansion in the region", and also struggle against terrorism.
Posted by: Fred 2017-05-20
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