Conflict & Security
Riyadh-bound Houthi missile intercepted, coalition says
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday that it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh.
“Interception and destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards Riyadh,” coalition spokesman Turki Al-Malki wrote on X.
AFP journalists had earlier reported explosions in the Saudi capital.
Uncertainty notes
The supplied information does not state whether there were casualties or damage.
The supplied information does not state the exact location of the interception.
The Houthis' own account of the alleged missile launch was not supplied.
Source
AFP news report published on .