Saudi-led coalition says Houthis fired ballistic missile at Riyadh
The Saudi-led coalition reported that Houthi rebels launched a ballistic missile at Riyadh, which was intercepted by air defenses. The attack occurred amid escalating regional tensions and ongoing conflict in Yemen.
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Escalating cross-border attacks threaten regional stability and global oil infrastructure, highlighting the volatility of the ongoing conflict.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Saturday that the Iran-backed group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn, after a fire broke out near the Saudi capital's international airport.
Firefighters extinguished a blaze on a fuel tank with the logo of Saudi oil giant Aramco at a fuel depot near Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, an AFP journalist saw. Footage shared online and verified by AFP showed a column of black smoke above airport buildings.
In recent weeks, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement has staged a lightning offensive, seizing swathes of territory in one of the world's poorest countries, leaving the internationally recognised government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, scrambling to respond.
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