Report: Gunfire outside King's home in Saudi Arabia

[Anon-C]

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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Cannot update but did not see it posted.

[shenmue]

1. Oh no

[Angry Dragon]

2. Is he the one that just did the coup??

[SunSeeker]

17. Kinda. Prince Salman basically got rid of every relative & official who opposed him.

And he took all their money, in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

[Angry Dragon]

18. Thank you

[Scurrilous]

3. There are reports security forces were shooting at a toy drone which neared the palace.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. These are by far the most dominant reports

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-security/saudi-security-shoots-down-toy-drone-near-royal-palace-official-media-idUSKBN1HS0PZ

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]

8. Yes. It looks like toy drone.

http://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-king-evacuated-gunfire-riyadh-2018-4?r=UK&IR=T

[Scurrilous]

10. Thanks!

[Ukrainian Yankee]

4. Video

[dameatball]

5. Okay, get ready to bomb Iran.

[doxyluv13]

11. I hate to see Democrats caring if he's overthrown or not

There are many reasons, but one should be enough: Yemen.

[Fred Sanders]

19. Yemen is indeed Saudi's Vietnam, complete with mass murder, war crimes and support from

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]

12. Gunfire Heard At Saudi Royal Palace In Riyadh As Rumors Of Attempted Coup Mount (Updated)

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20298/gunfire-heard-at-saudi-royal-palace-in-riyadh-as-rumors-of-attempted-coup-mount

[Ukrainian Yankee]

13. Apparently a False Alarm

Saudi security shoots down toy drone near royal palace -official media

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

Use your own judgment.

[Anon-C]

15. Nothing to see here! nt

[jpak]

14. Where are Jared and Jr. ?

n/t

[Devil Child]

16. Just a harmless little coup attem...I mean toy drone flyover

Stability is tenuous at best in Saudi Arabia. Watch gas raise another 50 cents soon.