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SAUDI ARABIA’S AIR defences have “intercepted” a ballistic missile fired from rebel-held Yemen at Riyadh, a military spokesman said, adding two others were shot down in southern Saudi Arabia.
The announcement came after an AFP journalist witnessed explosions and heard three blasts over the capital, which has previously been targeted by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen.
“An Iranian ballistic missile launched from Sadaa towards Riyadh was successfully intercepted by Saudi Air Defence earlier today,” Colonel Turki al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Huthis, said.
He said Saudi forces also intercepted two missiles in the southern Jizan and Najran provinces close to the border with Yemen.
The attacks were claimed by the rebels via their news outlet Al-Masirah.
“The missile force carried out a large-scale ballistic missile attack on various parts of Saudi Arabia,” Al-Masirah said.
As the announcement on the missile interceptions emerged, Malki also said in a separate statement that Saudi air defences had shot down two unmanned Yemeni drones today in southern Saudi Arabia.
One of the drones was targeting the Abha international airport in Asir province, which led to a temporary suspension of air traffic, and a second was approaching a “civilian object” in Jizan province, he said.
The Huthis claimed attacks on Abha airport and Saudi Aramco, located in Jizan, via Al-Masirah, publishing an infographic of the Qasef-1 drone.
Aramco said in a statement today: “Saudi Aramco operations and facilities, including our facilities in Jizan, are operating normally and safely.”
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So we’ve now entered the “it’s not all Muslims, it’s all religions”, “the back lash against Muslims”, “growth in islamophobia” phase of media reporting.
No. In the Real world the vast majority of people are well aware its not all muslims. Its the people like yourself who live in a hate filled bigoted existence that thinks that. The Daily Mail would probably suit your beliefs better. Must admit though The Journal is getting very close to Daily Mail levels of xenophobia.
What happens to the books when there finished, do they go to the families or something
They are sent to Clonskeagh for processing.
Not 1% funny
Fred…very funny…
Thanks Joachin. I should of had a bet with you Rod, you would have lost a few dinar … sorry Euros.
Lighten up will ye, and don’t come back with all the P.C. crap.
Will he also be signing a book of condolences for the 44 killed in the ISIS attack in Lebanon the day before the Paris attack? Or do we just care less for these sub-humans ?
That’s not fair, the French are our neighbours and our friends, we share a way of life, it’s proper order that we stand in solidarity with them during their hour of need.
We share a way of life so French lives are more important that Lebanese lives?
I really don’t get that.
Of course Lebanese lives matter, do Lebanon have an embassy in Dublin.
@ thejynx…: if you are so concerned go to bring flowers to the Lebanon embassy or maybe you did already…
Correct @jinx it appears he has set a precedent here as our head of state. Whilst its obvious a book of condolences hasnt been signed by him vis a vis the lebanese bombings we can only hope that the least he did was to call the Lebanese ambassador to offer condolences on behalf of the citizens of this country.
America created ISIS
Right now we are enabling America via Shannon airport
Michael D Higgins knows that is going on
Hillary Clinton said america shouldn’t intervene because this isn’t their fight. The cheek of her, if it’s anyone’s fight, it’s America’s.
Obama created ISIS when he pulled their entire military presence out of Iraq overnight and allowed these barbarians to develop in the region.
‘Created’ isis might not be completely accurate but they certainly championed and assisted them, similar as they assisted the Taliban some decades ago in order to stop the threat, via a proxy war, of Russia taking a firmer powerhold in Asia. In this case, again by proxy, they wanted isis to take out Assad in Syria so they could get proxy control over the hugely important strategical area of the region in terms of location and fuel resources. Putin has called the US out on this very recently and if you listen to some French politicians interviews over the weekend, you will hear them call out the US on this also! The opposition leader did this and also went back to the invasion or Iraq, calling Bush&Blair “liars” and that they caused the rise of extremist islamic groups in the region. The US have been very quiet (not like them in the least) over the weekend, dont you think!?
Isis existed before Obama even took over
Sounds very familiar to what America said in 1939
Embrace people whose ideology states that you should be destroyed. No change there then. I’m surprised that Colm O’Gorman didn’t use the opportunity to campaign for his mercenary who got caught and imprisoned; as if the world wasn’t a dangerous enough place already.
President Higgins should say none of this is fault of France
Mr Higgins is from the same school of geo politics and humanitarianism as Mick Wallace – France is a 1st world country,thus they have more responsibility and duty toward 3rd world failed states.this also implies failed states are not to be criticised.
Cameron will want ‘lord’ Chilcott’s report in to his governments bungling and meddling in Iraq to be buried even further given recent events.
I’d like to sign a book of condolence for all the Syrians, Iraqi’s, Afghans, Yemenis, Darfurese and other nationalities that have died in the current terrorist wars taking place in 2015. Where do I go?
Cliodhna, Ireland has 32 counties, not just 26. Belfast is Ireland’s second city, so might be worth adding that a Book of Condolences is also open at the City Hall there, as well as in The Guildhall in Derry.
Hi Cliodhna, as per comment by Tír Eoghain Gael, two other Irish cities have books of condolences open and your readers in those cities would like to know they can sign.
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