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Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over capital
CNN.com ^ | November 4, 2017 | Tim Lister, Ammar Albadran and Eric Levenson

Posted on 11/04/2017 11:49:54 AM PDT by rdl6989

A ballistic missile has been intercepted over north-east Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense said

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: ballisticmissile; houthis; iran; muslimworld; saudiarabia
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1 posted on 11/04/2017 11:49:54 AM PDT by rdl6989
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From AL-Jazeera:

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for an explosion in Riyadh, saying they fired a long-range ballistic missile that travelled more than 500km over the border with Saudi Arabia.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/yemen-houthi-fire-missile-saudi-arabia-riyadh-171104180946302.html


2 posted on 11/04/2017 11:51:21 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

By all means, let’s let the ragheads have nukes.


3 posted on 11/04/2017 11:52:19 AM PDT by bagster (It's okay to be white.)
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To: Sidebar Moderator

Sorry, this may or may not be worthy of “breaking” after all.


4 posted on 11/04/2017 11:52:49 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989; Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; White Bear; Salvation; ..

WHAT! WHAT! PING


5 posted on 11/04/2017 11:53:20 AM PDT by bitt (press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally)
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To: rdl6989

http://news.sky.com/story/ballistic-missile-intercepted-near-riyadh-saudi-state-media-11113802

A ballistic missile has been intercepted northeast of the Saudi capital Riyadh, the country’s state media is reporting.


6 posted on 11/04/2017 11:54:25 AM PDT by OwenKellogg (Merry Christmas!)
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To: bitt

The missile appears to have been a modified Scud.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_H-2


7 posted on 11/04/2017 11:54:59 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: OwenKellogg

Thanks.


8 posted on 11/04/2017 11:55:15 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: OwenKellogg

Oh, boy.


9 posted on 11/04/2017 11:59:31 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Screw The NFL!!!!!! My family fought for the flag!)
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To: rdl6989

Whoa!


10 posted on 11/04/2017 12:00:56 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: rdl6989

Brings to mind something I’ve heard through the rumor mill, which is that at the darkest, deepest levels of diplomacy, the Saudi royal family is in communication with Israel, and the subject they talk about mostly is Iran.


11 posted on 11/04/2017 12:02:04 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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Tough neighborhood.


12 posted on 11/04/2017 12:03:26 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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Probably too early for these to be shipped & operational.

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-approves-15-billion-sale-of-thaad-systems-to-saudi-arabia-2017-10

“The US State Department on Friday approved a sale of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile-defense systems to Saudi Arabia, according to a press release from Defense Security Cooperation Agency.”


13 posted on 11/04/2017 12:04:13 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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Saudi Royal family in cahoots with Israel? Like Mr. Clinton getting it on with Madeline Albright.


14 posted on 11/04/2017 12:06:30 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: rdl6989

when DJT is away... they don’t realize the Hawk is always flying...


15 posted on 11/04/2017 12:06:45 PM PDT by bitt (press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally)
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Thanks for the link. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_H-2 )

“Volcano H-2 was first revealed to the international community when it was launched at Saudi Arabia on July 22, 2017, which successfully hit the region of Yanbu and caused a major fire at Aramco oil refineries.”

So, Not the first time in use against SA.

16 posted on 11/04/2017 12:08:24 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: BwanaNdege

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41872995

Saudi forces have reported shooting down Houthi missiles before.

State news channel Al-Ekhbariya said the missile was “of limited size” and no damage was caused.


17 posted on 11/04/2017 12:08:59 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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To: rdl6989

Scuds can reach that far? Or was it really a Scud missile?

Wow, the business relationship Iran has with North Korea is really paying off.

Now, if the North Koreans can just get the nukes down to a size that may be fitted as a warhead....

Of course, these militant types tend to exaggerate their capabilities just a tad. But reality may be catching up with the hype.


18 posted on 11/04/2017 12:09:14 PM PDT by alloysteel (The rhetorical question, "How stupid can you be?" is just considered to be a challenge by some.)
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I hope they let us look at the debris. I’m guessing they probably will.


19 posted on 11/04/2017 12:09:17 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: rdl6989

I would think it is. Isn’t Iran backing those rebels?


20 posted on 11/04/2017 12:10:00 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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