Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital
- Yemen’s Houthis claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks on “sensitive” sites in Riyadh and an Aramco facility in Yanbu.
- Saudi authorities warned Riyadh residents of a possible aerial attack, while smoke and flames were reported near King Khalid International Airport.
- Saudi Arabia’s coalition said its air defenses destroyed a missile aimed at Riyadh and stopped attacks on several other cities.
- The Houthis said the strikes were in response to Saudi attacks on Sanaa.
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Eyewitnesses had reported on Saturday about a fire of a fuel tank at the airport of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Now the Huthi militia supported by Iran has become aware of the renewed attacks in Saudi Arabia. Since the new escalation in the Yemen war, Saudi Arabia has been repeatedly under fire from Yemen.
Yesterday, eyewitnesses saw a large column of smoke near the international airport in the Saudi Arabian capital.
The Huthi militia in Yemen reportedly attacked targets in Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh as well as oil plants on the Red Sea.
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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Yemen’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Sunday condemned Houthi strikes on Saudi cities and civilian infrastructure, including an attempt to target Riyadh, as Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said they carried out two military operations targeting sites in Riyadh and an 'Aramco' facility in Yanbu. World News | Yemen Government Condemns Houthi Strikes on Saudi Arabia, Supports Measures by Riyadh to…
Yemen's Houthi militia said on Saturday it had launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia's capital and oil facilities, a major escalation in the renewed war between the kingdom and the Iran-backed group. The Saudis intercepted a Houthi missile fired towards Riyadh, a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said, adding that air defenses had repelled attacks on "civilians and civilian infrastructure" in several oth…
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