Houthi ballistic missile attack on Riyadh · 19 December 2017
General / Saudi Royal Air Defense forces intercept and destroy a ballistic missile fired toward the Kingdom's territory
عام / قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخا باليستيا أطلق باتجاه أراضي المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 19 December 2017 · 1 Rabi' al-Thani 1439 AH
- Place
- Riyadh
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Saudi Royal Air Defense forces intercept and destroy a ballistic missile fired toward the Kingdom's territoryعام / قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتدمر صاروخا باليستيا أطلق باتجاه أراضي المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh 01 Rabi al-Thani 1439 AH corresponding to 19 December 2017 SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces supporting legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki, stated that at exactly one thirty-nine minutes in the afternoon today the forces detected…”
- General / Official spokesman of the Coalition forces and the Kingdom's ambassador to Yemen: the Houthi militia's attacks on the Yemeni people and the Kingdom come with support from the Iranian regime. First additionعام / المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف وسفير المملكة في اليمن : اعتداءات المليشيا الحوثية على الشعب اليمني والمملكة تأتي بدعم من النظام الإيراني إضافة أولى (machine translation)
“For his part, the official spokesman for the Coalition forces, Colonel Pilot Turki bin Saleh Al-Maliki, said: Everyone followed yesterday the launch of a ballistic missile at Riyadh, at one thirty-nine minutes, and it was detected from inside Yemeni territory, and its… was determined…”
- Coalition spokesman: no losses were recorded from the missile, nor any impact on public life in Riyadhمتحدث التحالف: لم تسجل أية خسائر جراء الصاروخ أو تأثير على الحياة العامة في مدينة #الرياض (machine translation)
“Coalition spokesman: no losses were recorded from the missile, nor any impact on public life in Riyadh”
- Breaking: a missile fired by the Houthi intercepted over the sky of Riyadh. Al Ekhbariya, the Kingdom, Yemen, sound of an explosion in Riyadhعاجل | اعتراض صاروخ أطلقه #الحوثي فوق سماء #الرياض. #الإخبارية #المملكة #اليمن #صوت_انفجار_في_الرياض (machine translation)
“Breaking: a missile fired by the Houthi intercepted over the sky of Riyadh. Al Ekhbariya, the Kingdom, Yemen, sound of an explosion in Riyadh”
- Breaking: Coalition: a ballistic missile intercepted south of Riyadh. Al Ekhbariya, sound of an explosion in Riyadhعاجل | #التحالف: اعتراض صاروخ باليستي جنوب #الرياض. #الإخبارية #صوت_انفجار_في_الرياض (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition: a ballistic missile intercepted south of Riyadh. Al Ekhbariya, sound of an explosion in Riyadh”
- Breaking: Air Defense forces intercept a ballistic missile south of Riyadh. Saudi Channel#عاجل قوات الدفاع الجوي تعترض صاروخ باليستي جنوب مدينة #الرياض. #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“Breaking: Air Defense forces intercept a ballistic missile south of Riyadh. Saudi Channel”
- Breaking: Coalition announces interception and destruction of a Houthi ballistic missile over Riyadh. Saudi Channel#عاجل التحالف يعلن اعتراض صاروخ باليستي حوثي وتدميره فوق #الرياض. #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition announces interception and destruction of a Houthi ballistic missile over Riyadh. Saudi Channel”
- Air Defense forces intercept a ballistic missile south of Riyadh. Ballistic missile intercepted, Saudi Channelقوات الدفاع الجوي تعترض صاروخ باليستي جنوب مدينة #الرياض. #اعتراض_صاروخ_باليستي #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“Air Defense forces intercept a ballistic missile south of Riyadh. Intercepting a ballistic missile Saudi Channel https://t.co/HApr3DT5cA”
- Breaking: Coalition: Iranian-manufactured ballistic missiles represent a threat to regional and international security. Al Ekhbariya, sound of an explosion in Riyadh, missile intercepted…عاجل | #التحالف: الصواريخ البالستية ذات التصنيع الإيراني تمثل تهديداً للأمن الإقليمي والدولي. #الإخبارية #صوت_انفجار_في_الرياض #اعتراض_صاروخ… (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition: Iranian-manufactured ballistic missiles represent a threat to regional and international security. Al-Ekhbariya Sound of an explosion in Riyadh Interception of a ballistic missile”
- The missile was headed toward populated areas in Riyadh region. Ballistic missile intercepted, Saudi Channelالصاروخ كان باتجاه مناطق مأهولة بالسكان بمنطقة #الرياض. #اعتراض_صاروخ_باليستي #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“The missile was headed toward populated areas in Riyadh region. Ballistic missile intercepted, Saudi Channel”
- Coalition: a ballistic missile intercepted south of Riyadh with no losses. Al Ekhbariya, ballistic missile intercepted#التحالف: اعتراض صاروخ باليستي جنوب #الرياض دون وقوع أي خسائر. #الإخبارية #اعتراض_صاروخ_باليستي (machine translation)
“Coalition: A ballistic missile was intercepted south of Riyadh without any losses. Al-Ekhbariya Interception of a ballistic missile https://t.co/o4uNwDCAaA https://t.co/JE0ZWWJ5Gk”
- Video: Coalition: destruction of a Houthi ballistic missile south of Riyadh. Al Ekhbariya, sound of an explosion in Riyadh, ballistic missile interceptedفيديو | #التحالف: تدمير صاروخ باليستي حوثي جنوب #الرياض. #الإخبارية #صوت_انفجار_في_الرياض #اعتراض_صاروخ_باليستي (machine translation)
“Video: Coalition: A Houthi ballistic missile was destroyed south of Riyadh. Al-Ekhbariya Sound of an explosion in Riyadh Interception of a ballistic missile https://t.co/x5WNEGkFK2”
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