Saudi Arabia: man killed in Riyadh by ballistic missile from Yemen

Saudi military says it intercepted and destroyed seven missiles fired by Houthi rebels

Huthi rebels in front of the residence of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa.
Houthi rebels in front of the residence of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa
(Image credit: Photo credit: MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)

One person has been killed and two others wounded in a ballistic missile attack on the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, on the third year anniversary of the conflict in Yemen.

A series of missiles, fired by Houthi rebels across the border in Yemen, were intercepted and destroyed by Saudi military installations on Sunday, defence officials said in a statement.

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