Local reports in Riyahd say that Saudi King Salman has been evacuated following gunfire and explosions heard around the Royal Palace (in an unconfirmed coup attempt)... pic.twitter.com/baGKUdumxA — Lee Saks (@Lee_Saks) https://twitter.com/Lee_Saks/status/987773621174140928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Unconfirmed reports of heavy gunfire in the https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saudi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); king’s new Ouja palace in the capital Riyadhhttps://t.co/6MHIXLeaI2 pic.twitter.com/ej8RyUesOk — SaadAbedine (@SaadAbedine) https://twitter.com/SaadAbedine/status/987766526441746432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); 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) https://twitter.com/KSA24/status/987767278530949120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); 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 https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saudi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); 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) https://twitter.com/SaadAbedine/status/987769426706554882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); More details to follow...