Houthi ballistic missile attack on Riyadh · 6 November 2017
General / Supervisor General of the King Salman Relief Center strongly condemns the Houthi militias' firing of a ballistic missile at the city of Riyadh
عام / المشرف العام على مركز الملك سلمان للإغاثة يدين بشدة إطلاق مليشيات الحوثي صاروخًا باليستيًا على مدينة الرياض (machine translation)
- Date
- 6 November 2017 · 17 Safar 1439 AH
- Place
- Riyadh
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Supervisor General of the King Salman Relief Center strongly condemns the Houthi militias' firing of a ballistic missile at the city of Riyadhعام / المشرف العام على مركز الملك سلمان للإغاثة يدين بشدة إطلاق مليشيات الحوثي صاروخًا باليستيًا على مدينة الرياض (machine translation)
“Riyadh 17 Safar 1439 AH corresponding to 06 November 2017 AD SPA His Excellency the Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, expressed his strong condemnation of the launch of militias…”
- Foreign Media | Minister Adel Al-Jubeir: The missile fired at Riyadh is of Iranian manufacture and we hold Iran responsible#ملتميديا_الخارجية | الوزير #عادل_الجبير : الصاروخ الذي أطلق على #الرياض من صناعة إيرانية ونحن نحملها المسؤولية (machine translation)
“Foreign Media | Minister Adel Al-Jubeir: The missile that was launched at Riyadh is of Iranian manufacture and we hold it responsible https://t.co/dgpwmrcgEI”
- Video | Coalition: The Houthi militias' firing of a ballistic missile at Riyadh is a barbaric and hostile act.فيديو | التحالف: إطلاق الميليشيات الحوثية صاروخاً باليستياً على الرياض عمل همجي وعدائي. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Video | Coalition: The Houthi militias' launch of a ballistic missile at Riyadh is a barbaric and hostile act. Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/JoRB0ZAwVQ”
- Breaking | Dr. Anwar Gargash: The Houthi's failed targeting of Riyadh with Iranian ballistic missiles is a dangerous development that puts priorities in their proper place.عاجل | د. أنور قرقاش: استهداف الحوثي الفاشل لـ #الرياض بصواريخ باليستية إيرانية تطور خطير يضع الأولويات في نصابها الصحيح. #الإخبارية #إيران (machine translation)
“Breaking: Dr. Anwar Gargash: The Houthi's failed targeting of Riyadh with Iranian ballistic missiles is a dangerous development that puts priorities in their proper place. Al-Ekhbariya Iran https://t.co/2WSDtZu6xM”
- Breaking | Gargash: The Iranian-Houthi ballistic attack on Riyadh makes the Iranian ballistic missile file an urgent priority.عاجل | قرقاش: الهجوم الباليستي الحوثي الإيراني على #الرياض يجعل ملف الصواريخ الباليستية الإيرانية أولوية عاجلة. #إيران_تهدد_أمن_المنطقة (machine translation)
“Breaking | Gargash: The Iranian-Houthi ballistic attack on Riyadh makes the Iranian ballistic missile file an urgent priority.”
- Saudi Crown Prince: Iran's supplying of the Houthi militias with missiles is a "military aggression"ولي العهد السعودي: تزويد إيران للميليشيات الحوثية بالصواريخ «عدوان عسكري» (machine translation)
“Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, affirmed that the Iranian regime's involvement in supplying the Houthi militias loyal to it with missiles is a direct military aggression by the Iranian regime, and may amount…”
- Video | Al-Jubeir: The missile fired at Riyadh is of Iranian manufacture and we hold Iran responsible.فيديو | الجبير: الصاروخ الذي أطلق على #الرياض من صناعة إيرانية ونحن نحملها المسؤولية. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Video | Al-Jubeir: The missile that was launched at Riyadh is of Iranian manufacture and we hold it responsible. Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/wCpdC4dTrx”
- Rouhani justifies the Houthis targeting Riyadhروحاني يبرر استهداف الحوثيين الرياض (machine translation)
“Iranian President Hassan Rouhani justified yesterday the Houthis' launching of a ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia, saying that (the Houthis) have no way but to bear arms, in light of the presence of Arab Coalition operations in Yemen, and he also denied that his country played a negative role in the region,…”
- Breaking: Hariri: It cannot be said that the Houthi missile towards Riyadh is a normal matter. Al-Ikhbariya Saad Hariri interview excerpt of Saad Hariri interviewعاجل | الحريري: لا يمكن القول بأن صاروخ الحوثيين باتجاه #الرياض أمر طبيعي. #الإخبارية #لقاء_سعد_الحريري #مقاطعة_مقابلة_سعد_الحريري (machine translation)
“Breaking: Hariri: It cannot be said that the Houthi missile towards Riyadh is a normal matter. Al-Ikhbariya Saad Hariri interview excerpt of Saad Hariri interview”
- Al-Anazi to Al-Ikhbariya: The Houthi missile would not have been launched at Riyadh were it not for the help of Tehran and its arms Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guard.العنزي لــ #الإخبارية: الصاروخ الحوثي لم يكن ليطلق على #الرياض لولا مساعدة #طهران وأذراعها حزب الله والحرس الثوري. (machine translation)
“Al-Anazi to Al-Ikhbariya: The Houthi missile would not have been launched at Riyadh were it not for the help of Tehran and its arms Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guard.”
- The Houthi threatened Saudi Arabia's security with 79 Iranian "ballistic" missilesالحوثي هدد أمن السعودية بـ79 «باليستياً» إيرانياً (machine translation)
“79 ballistic missiles with which the Houthi militias threatened the security and safety of Saudi Arabia since the start of Operation Restoring Legitimacy in Yemen, according to informed sources who told Asharq Al-Awsat that the militias launched 14 of them toward Jazan, 9 toward Najran, while…”
- Breaking: Al-Mualimi: We are concerned about the safety of our people, especially after the launch of the ballistic missile at Riyadh. Al-Ikhbariyaعاجل | المعلمي: قلقون على سلامة شعبنا خاصة بعد إطلاق الصاروخ الباليستي على #الرياض. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Breaking: Al-Mualimi: We are concerned about the safety of our people, especially after the launch of the ballistic missile at Riyadh. Al-Ikhbariya”
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