Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack on Riyadh · 29 March 2020
General / "General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars" strongly condemns the Houthi attacks, which confirm its predicament and that it is outside the humanitarian track that is uniting to confront the coronavirus pandemic
عام / "الأمانة العامة لهيئة كبار العلماء" تدين بشدة هجمات الحوثي التي تؤكد مأزقها وأنها خارج المسار الإنساني الذي يتوحد في مواجهة جائحة كورونا (machine translation)
- Date
- 29 March 2020 · 5 Sha'ban 1441 AH
- Place
- Riyadh
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / "General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars" strongly condemns the Houthi attacks, which confirm its predicament and that it is outside the humanitarian track that is uniting to confront the coronavirus pandemicعام / "الأمانة العامة لهيئة كبار العلماء" تدين بشدة هجمات الحوثي التي تؤكد مأزقها وأنها خارج المسار الإنساني الذي يتوحد في مواجهة جائحة كورونا (machine translation)
“Riyadh 05 Sha'ban 1441 AH corresponding to 29 March 2020 AD SPA The General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars condemned the launch by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia of two ballistic missiles toward residential neighborhoods in the cities of Riyadh and Jazan, where these…”
- @MOISaudiArabia: Civil Defense in Riyadh region: Two civilians were slightly injured by falling fragments of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist militia@MOISaudiArabia: الدفاع المدني بمنطقة الرياض: إصابة مدنيين اثنين إصابات طفيفة إثر تناثر شظايا صاروخ باليستي أطلقته مليشيا الحوثي الإرهابي (machine translation)
“Civil Defense in Riyadh region: two civilians lightly injured by falling debris from a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia at the city of Riyadh.”
- Live broadcast | Coalition confirms to Al-Ekhbariya the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile in the skies of Riyadh#بث_مباشر | التحالف يؤكد لـ #الإخبارية اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ باليستي في سماء #الرياض (machine translation)
“Live broadcast | The Coalition confirms to Al Ekhbariya the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile in the sky over Riyadh https://t.co/CKhgqlqlAc”
- Video | Coalition confirms to Al-Ekhbariya the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile in the skies of Riyadh, Al-Ekhbariyaفيديو | التحالف يؤكد لـ #الإخبارية اعتراض وتدمير صاروخ باليستي في سماء #الرياض #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Video | The Coalition confirms to Al Ekhbariya the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile in the sky over Riyadh Al Ekhbariya https://t.co/D0eI3KVXav”
- Colonel Al-Maliki explained that the two ballistic missiles were launched toward Riyadh and Jazan, and there are no loss of life, praise be to God, until the issuance of…وأوضح العقيد المالكي أن الصاروخين البالستيين تم إطلاقهما باتجاه مدينة الرياض و مدينة جازان ولا يوجد خسائر بالأرواح -ولله الحمد - حتى إصدار ه… (machine translation)
“Colonel Al-Malki explained that the two ballistic missiles were launched toward Riyadh city and Jazan city, and there are no loss of life - praise be to God - as of the issuance of this statement, and the interception of the two missiles caused some fragments to fall as a result of the destruction process…”
- Breaking: Saudi Arabia, Civil Defense in Riyadh region: Two civilians were slightly injured by falling fragments of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist militia…#عاجل_السعودية #الدفاع_المدني بمنطقة #الرياض: إصابة مدنيين اثنين إصابات طفيفة إثر تناثر شظايا صاروخ باليستي أطلقته مليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية ع… (machine translation)
“Breaking: Saudi Arabia Civil Defense in the Riyadh region: Two civilians injured with minor injuries after fragments of a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia at the city of Riyadh scattered. https://t.co/aOTYnKzXed”
- Video | Civil Defense: Two civilians were slightly injured by falling fragments of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist militia at Riyadh, Al-Ekhbariyaفيديو | الدفاع المدني: إصابة مدنيين اثنين إصابات طفيفة إثر تناثر شظايا صاروخ باليستي أطلقته مليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية على #الرياض #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Video | Civil Defense: Two civilians injured with minor injuries after fragments of a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia at Riyadh scattered Al Ekhbariya https://t.co/tcRogcAbHp”
- Saudi Arabia | Civil Defense in Riyadh region: Two civilians were slightly injured by falling fragments of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist militia at…#السعودية | #الدفاع_المدني بمنطقة #الرياض: إصابة مدنيين اثنين إصابات طفيفة إثر تناثر شظايا صاروخ باليستي أطلقته مليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية على … (machine translation)
“Saudi Arabia | Civil Defense in the Riyadh region: Two civilians injured with minor injuries after fragments of a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia at the city of Riyadh scattered. https://t.co/m6rdOI3o3p”
- Saudi News | Arab and international condemnations of the Houthi terrorist attack on Riyadh and Jazan.#أخبار_السعودية | إدانات عربية ودولية بالهجوم الإرهابي الحوثي على مدينتي #الرياض و #جازان. (machine translation)
“Saudi News | Arab and international condemnations of the Houthi terrorist attack on the cities of Riyadh and Jazan. https://t.co/EpCAOhr8an”
- Video | Coalition spokesman to Al-Ekhbariya: The Kingdom is strong with its leadership and people, and the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces confronted the Houthi attack, so the Kingdom slept…فيديو | متحدث #التحالف لـ #الإخبارية: #المملكة قوية بقيادتها وشعبها.. وقوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي قامت بالتصدي للهجوم الحوثي فنامت #ال… (machine translation)
“Video | Coalition spokesman to Al Ekhbariya: The Kingdom is strong with its leadership and its people.. and the Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces confronted the Houthi attack, so Riyadh slept reassured https://t.co/A5QeKkDCr1”
- Video | A year ago... March 29, 2020, a ballistic missile was destroyed in the sky over Riyadhفيديو | #قبل_عام.. 29 مارس 2020 تدمير صاروخ باليستي في سماء #الرياض #الإخبارية (machine translation)
“Video | A year ago.. 29 March 2020, destruction of a ballistic missile in the sky of Riyadh”
- #Developing: Saudi authorities confirm explosion heard earlier in #Riyadh was of a #ballistic missile being intercepted and destroyed
“#Developing: Saudi authorities confirm explosion heard earlier in #Riyadh was of a #ballistic missile being intercepted and destroyed https://t.co/eHhGebOTDL https://t.co/jH7Ga4ZR0t”
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