BREAKING NEWS: MISSILE INTERCEPTED SECONDS FROM STRIKING RESIDENTIAL AREA IN SAUDI ARABIA

The missile (actual photo) intercepted mid-air. image: twitter

Saudi Arabia’s military has shot down a ballistic missile which came “scaringly close”towards one of its cities.

It happened about 25 minutes when residents heard a loud explosion over the south-western city of Najran, close to the Middle Eastern country’s border with Yemen, They heard a loud explosion over the south-western city of Najran, close to the Middle Eastern country’s border with Yemen. It was seconds away from landing on deeply populated civilan area.

It was reportedly fired by Houthi rebels based in Yemen – a day after they launched a strike on a military base. The attack killed more than 70 people in the city of Marib, injuring dozens of others.

Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi told the military it needs to be on high alert following the massacre.

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