A spokesman for the Iran-aligned Houthi movement said a ballistic missile targeted the royal court at al-Yamama palace, where a meeting of Saudi leaders was under way. Saudi Arabia has not confirmed this account or whether a meeting of its leaders was taking place. Saudi Arabia and Iran are locked in struggle for influence in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia said on Nov. 4 it had intercepted a ballistic missile over Riyadh's King Khaled Airport, an attack that stirred regional tensions and led the coalition to close Yemeni ports. On Nov. 30 Saudi Arabia shot down another missile near the south-western city of Khamis Mushait.

Source: bd News24 December 19, 2017 13:30 UTC