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Saudi says two Houthi missiles downed near Riyadh

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Thursday that air defences intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh.

Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said on X that the missiles were launched by what he called the Houthi militia. AFP correspondents heard explosions in the Saudi capital soon before the announcement.

The supplied information did not report casualties, damage or the exact interception location.

Uncertainty notes

No casualty or damage figure was supplied.
The exact interception location was not supplied.
The Houthi side's response to this specific interception was not supplied.

Source

AFP news report published on .

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