Haaretz: Saudi Arabia's U.S.-made Patriot Missile Defense System 'Malfunctions,' Crashes in Residential Area
Missile debris killed a man in what was the first death in the capital during the Saudi-led coalition's three-year military campaign in Yemen
Saudi air defenses shot down seven ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi militia on Sunday, with debris killing a man in what was the first death in the capital during the Saudi-led coalition's three-year military campaign in Yemen.
Saudi forces destroyed three missiles over northeastern Riyadh shortly before midnight, as well as others fired at the southern cities of Najran, Jizan and Khamis Mushait, the coalition said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA.
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WNU Editor: It is obvious from the above video that one of the missiles malfunctioned .... turning around and hitting the ground 10 seconds after it was launched.
More News On Saudi Arabia's U.S.-Made Patriot Missile Defense System Failing Spectacularly Last Night
Videos raise questions over Saudi missile intercept claims -- ABC News/AP
Doubt cast on Saudi claims of Houthi missile interception -- Al Jazeera
VIDEO Shows Alleged US Patriot Missile Mistakenly Falling on Residential Area -- Sputnik
Patriot missiles fail spectacularly during intercept of Yemeni ballistic missile -- Alert 5
Barrage of missiles on Saudi Arabia ramps up Yemen war -- Reuters
Saudi forces intercept seven Yemen rebel missiles over the capital, but shrapnel rains down, killing one person -- Daily Mail/AFP
Missile plunges into residential area as Yemen's Houthi rebels target Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh -- ABC News Online
Saudi Arabia: Houthi missile attack kills Egyptian in Riyadh -- Al Jazeera
With first death in Riyadh, the Saudi-led war in Yemen hits home -- Reuters
2 comments:
Operator error?
Woah that was scary.. you woulnd't even have time to correct your mistake if that was an operator error. I really don't think it was though unless there's some kind of crazy "abort and hit the ground at uncontrolled speed and trajectory" button :)
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