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Blast Shakes Riyadh Three Days after Projectile Intercepted
[AnNahar] At least one loud explosion rattled Riyadh on Tuesday, AFP correspondents reported, three days after the kingdom intercepted a projectile over the Saudi capital.Authorities in 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... , which has come under repeated missile or drone attack from Iran's Houthi sock puppets  ...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 legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. 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 JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... s in neighboring Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... since 2015, did not immediately report the cause of the blast. The explosion shook windows across the Saudi capital at around 1:00 pm (1000 GMT), AFP correspondents and residents said. Some residents reported on social media hearing two blasts, claiming that they saw smoke in the sky, apparently from the interception of an aerial target by Saudi defence forces. Saudi Arabia has led a military intervention against the Huthis since 2015, and has repeatedly been targeted with cross-border attacks. It is rare, however, for drones or missiles launched by the Huthis to reach the kingdom's capital -- about 700 kilometers (435 miles) north of the border. Several flights from Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport were delayed after the incident, according to multiple passengers. Related: Riyadh: 2021-01-25 New Islamic group claims Jan. 23rd drone attack in Riyadh Riyadh: 2021-01-24 Saudi Intercepts 'Hostile Target' over Capital Riyadh: 2021-01-24 Qatar: Fast-track reconciliation Posted by: trailing wife 2021-01-27 |
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