Missile attack in Saudi capital Riyadh leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

Missile attack in Saudi capital Riyadh leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Web Desk): At least one person killed and two other wounded in a ballistic missile attack on Riyadh late on Sunday on the third anniversary of a Riyadh-led war in Yemen, Saudi Press Agency reported.

According to Saudi Arabian authorities, Yemen's Shiite rebels fired seven ballistic missiles targeting different cities of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi air forces, using his air defense system, shot down all seven ballistic missiles fired from Yemen 3 over capital Riyadh however, one of the missiles left one dead and 2 injured.

The casualties were the first in Saudi Arabia's capital since the Saudi-led war in Yemen began in March 2015, though previous rockets fired by the Yemeni rebels have caused deaths in other parts of the kingdom.