Saudi Coup Attempt? Explosions Heard Near Royal Palace, King Evacuated: Reports
(ZHE) Update 2: The local authorities are sticking with the ‘drone’ story.
- SAUDI SECURITY FORCES SHOOT AT CIVILIAN DRONE IN RIYADH: SPA
- SAUDI POLICE SAY DRONE WAS FLYING WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION: SPA
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Update: Some reports that there was no coup attempt and The Wall Street Journal reports it was guards shooting down an errant drone.
No coup attempt in Riyadh. A toy drone/plane got too close too the King’s palace and was shot down. #SaudiArabia #Riyadh
— Margherita Stancati (@margheritamvs) April 21, 2018
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However, in this era of fake news, others have confirmed the King has been moved…
Confirmed by @GhanemAlmasarir . #Saudi @KingSalman moved to King Khaled military base. https://t.co/v2m6nVsC3S @ForeignAffairs
— Ali AlAhmed (@AliAlAhmed_en) April 21, 2018
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As we detailed earlier, Local reports (unconfirmed) in Riyahd say that Saudi King Salman has been evacuated following gunfire and explosions heard around the Royal Palace (in an unconfirmed coup attempt)…
— Lee Saks (@Lee_Saks) April 21, 2018
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Unconfirmed reports of heavy gunfire in the #Saudi king’s new Ouja palace in the capital Riyadhhttps://t.co/6MHIXLeaI2 pic.twitter.com/ej8RyUesOk
— SaadAbedine (@SaadAbedine) April 21, 2018
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However, as Saad Abedine reports, via Twitter, a Saudi tweep posted a video refuting the claims of a gunfire near the King’s Ouja palace in Khozama street, saying “There is nothing here in the street. Enough with the rumours”
ياحبهم للإشاعات
حي الخزامى مابوه الا العافية pic.twitter.com/o5CXKwogDR— موجز الأخبار 🇸🇦 (@KSA24) April 21, 2018
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Additionally, the London-based Saudi popular political satirist is claiming that the King was moved to a nearby airbase for “his own safety.”
The London based #Saudi popular political satirist is claiming that the King was moved to a nearby airbase for "his own safety".
So far, there is NO indication of any gunfire near the King's Ouja palace on local media. https://t.co/nNvQkZCIdU
— SaadAbedine (@SaadAbedine) April 21, 2018
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