Saudi Arabia intercepts missile as Houthis claim renewed attack on Riyadh airport
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Saudi Arabia’s military coalition said Monday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis toward Riyadh, a day after flights partially resumed at King Khalid International Airport following a two-week closure.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group had successfully targeted the airport with a ballistic missile and attacked oil pumping stations with drones. Saudi authorities did not directly confirm that the airport was hit. Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Malki said Saudi forces also destroyed two ballistic-missile launchers in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa.
The airport reopened Sunday after repeated Houthi attacks, including an October strike that killed 13 people and injured more than 300. Its website listed domestic and international flights, but flight-tracking data showed limited traffic and widespread cancellations. Saree warned airlines, employees and passengers to avoid the airport, calling it unsafe and a military target.
Saudi authorities issued aerial-threat alerts in Riyadh and several southern cities over the weekend. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted at least 10 ballistic missiles aimed at southern Saudi Arabia on Sunday, as well as missiles and drones directed toward Riyadh and Khamis Mushait. Civil defence authorities said falling debris from interceptions injured two people and damaged buildings and vehicles in the south.
The latest attacks follow the collapse of a years-long truce between the Houthis and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and a renewed Saudi military campaign against the group.
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