Yemen rebels fire missile at Saudi palace

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels says a missile fired over Riyadh has been intercepted.

The Yemeni rebels say they targeted the royal palace in the kingdom's capital.

The announcement by the coalition was carried by Saudi state TV on Tuesday as people in the kingdom posted videos on social media showing a small cloud of smoke in the sky, rising

Meanwhile, Mohammed Abdul-Salam, spokesman for the Shiite rebels in Yemen, says they fired a ballistic missile targeting the Yamama palace.

Abdul-Salam tweeted that a ballistic "Volcano H-2" missile was used in the attack.

This is the second missile attack fired by the Houthis to target Riyadh since Nov. 4.

Last month's attack targeted the Saudi capital's airport but was also intercepted.

The Yamama Palace is where the Saudi monarch, King Salman, receives visiting foreign dignitaries and top Saudi officials.

Saudi Arabia and the US have accused Iran of supplying the Houthis with the missile, reports the BBC.

The Saudi-led coalition has been fighting in Yemen since March 2015 to defeat the Iran-backed Houthis and reinstate the internationally recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi who was forced into exile by the Houthis.