Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted a ballistic missile fired over capital Riyadh by rebels from Yemen, an attack US President Donald Trump immediately blamed on Iran, The Independent reports.
The missile was brought down near King Khaled International Airport on the northern outskirts of the city and did not cause any casualties, state-owned Al Ekhbariya TV reported. Rocket fragments fell near the airport grounds, but flights were not disrupted, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said.
Responding to the attack, Trump immediately blamed Iran.
"A shot was just taken by Iran, in my opinion, at Saudi Arabia. And our system knocked it down," the US President said, referring to the Patriot missile batteries Saudi Arabia has purchased from the US. "That's how good we are. Nobody makes what we make and now we're selling it all over the world."
