A MISSILE fired at Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh was shot down moments before it hit a royal palace today.

Saudi air defences intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the city, Saudi-owned channel al-Arabiya reported in a news flash quoting a Saudi-led military coalition official.

8 A ballistic missile is seen after it was fired toward the Saudi capital of Riyadh from an undisclosed location in Yemen Credit: Reuters

8 The aftermath of the blast seen in the skies over Riyadh after it was intercepted Credit: twitter

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The coalition is battling the armed Houthi movement in neighbouring Yemen.

A ballistic missile was launched at the Saudi capital, a Houthi spokesman said.

Mohammed Abdussalam said on Twitter that a Volcano 2-H ballistic missile was fired towards al-Yamama royal palace.

Bloomberg reporter Vivian Nereim tweeted: "Loud boom heard in central Riyadh - big enough that we felt it shake our tower."

The Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information tweeted: "Coalition forces confirm intercepting an Iranian-Houthi missile targeting south of Riyadh.

"There are no reported casualties at this time.

Last month missiles were fired at a Saudi airport used by thousands of Brits every year.

8 The Houthi missile left a trail in the sky above the city Credit: Twitter

8 The weapon was streaking towards the Al-Yamama royal palace Credit: AFP

8 The missile was fired from Yemen at the Saudi capital Riyadh. File picture Credit: Reuters

8 This video shows the Yemeni missiles fired at the airport last month

The Saudi Arabian military shot down a missile fired at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.

Amateur video taken at the scene showed four anti-ballistic missiles being fired into the sky followed by loud explosions.

The November 4 attack triggered the tightening of a longstanding Saudi-led blockade of Yemen - already on the verge of famine.

Saudi Arabia angrily accused its arch foe Iran of supplying the missile to the rebels, a charge Tehran strongly denied.

On Thursday, US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presented what she called "undeniable" evidence that last month's missile was "made in Iran".

Video shows launch of ballistic missile from Yemen aimed at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia intercepts missile near Riyadh after supposed launch from Yemen

8 Yemenis gather at the site of an air strike on the Sahar district of the northern Yemeni governorate of Saada on Wednesday Credit: AFP or licensors

But her comments went beyond the findings of a UN investigation which reached no firm conclusion on whether the missile came from an Iranian supplier, saying only that it had a "common origin" to some Iranian designs.

A brutal civil war has been raging in Yemen for over two years and the conflict has claimed over 16,000 lives.

A military alliance led by Saudi Arabia has launched thousands of air strikes against the Houthi movement, which now controls much of Yemen.

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