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1st LD: Yemen's Houthis fire missile at Saudi royal Yamamah palace in Riyadh

Xinhua,December 19, 2017 Adjust font size:

SANAA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi movement on Tuesday announced firing of a ballistic missile towards the Kingdom's royal palace in Riyadh, Houthi-controlled Saba news agency reported.

A senior military official at Houthi-controlled Defence Ministry told Xinhua that "the Rocket's Force fired the ballistic missile, Burkan H2, towards the kingdom's royal palace of Yamamah at the center of the Saudi capital of Riyadh." Enditem