Report: Gunfire outside King's home in Saudi Arabia
Source: Jerusalem Post
Gunfire and explosions have been reported outside the home of the Saudi king in Riyadh, the country's capital. Sources on Twitter have posted photos and videos of the situation and have said that the gunfire is part of a coup attempt. The king has reportedly been evacuated.
The Jerusalem Post has not been able to independently verify these claims.
This is a developing story.
Read more: http://m.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Report-Gunfire-outside-kings-home-in-Saudi-Arabia-551385/amp
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)SunSeeker
(51,659 posts)And he took all their money, in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,355 posts)https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/saudi-gunfire-police-shoot-toy-drone-royal-palace-180421201413596.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/state-media-saudi-security-forces-respond-to-small-drone/2018/04/21/5a33912c-45a3-11e8-b2dc-b0a403e4720a_story.html?noredirect=on
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Ukrainian Yankee
(89 posts)dameatball
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doxyluv13
(247 posts)There are many reasons, but one should be enough: Yemen.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)America, political and tactical...all shameful and criminal and to be ignored of course as much as possible by American media...60 Minutes did a heartbreaking segment...not a whole lot else.
New Dictator same as the old in authoritarian ally Saudi.
Mosby
(16,342 posts)Ukrainian Yankee
(89 posts)RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian security forces said they had shot down a recreational drone in the capital Riyadh on Saturday after online videos showed gunfire in the neighbourhood where royal palaces are located, sparking fears of political unrest.
The spokesman of the Riyadh police, quoted by the official Saudi News Agency (SPA), said one of the security screening points noticed the flying of an unauthorized small recreational drone at 7:50 p.m. local time (1650 GMT), leading the security men to deal with it according to their orders and instructions.
King Salman was not at his palace in Riyadh at the time, a senior Saudi official told Reuters.
The king was at his farm in Diriya, the official said, naming another area of the capital.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-saudi-security/saudi-security-shoots-down-toy-drone-near-royal-palace-official-media-idUKKBN1HS0QQ?il=0
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Anon-C
(3,430 posts)jpak
(41,758 posts)n/t
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)Stability is tenuous at best in Saudi Arabia. Watch gas raise another 50 cents soon.