Did Saudi Arabia's U.S.-Made Patriot Missile Defense System Fail Spectacularly Last Night?



Haaretz: Saudi Arabia's U.S.-made Patriot Missile Defense System 'Malfunctions,' Crashes in Residential Area

Missile debris killed a man in what was the first death in the capital during the Saudi-led coalition's three-year military campaign in Yemen

Saudi air defenses shot down seven ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi militia on Sunday, with debris killing a man in what was the first death in the capital during the Saudi-led coalition's three-year military campaign in Yemen.

Saudi forces destroyed three missiles over northeastern Riyadh shortly before midnight, as well as others fired at the southern cities of Najran, Jizan and Khamis Mushait, the coalition said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA.

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WNU Editor: It is obvious from the above video that one of the missiles malfunctioned .... turning around and hitting the ground 10 seconds after it was launched.

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