DOHA, October 24. /TASS/. The Arabian coalition led by Saudi Arabia has destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah in the direction of Riyadh, said the alliance’s official spokesman Turki al·Maliki.
"The air defense forces have intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Houthi terrorists in the direction of Riyadh," he wrote on X.
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defense activated the National Early Warning Platform for Emergencies, notifying the Riyadh residents about a possible threat. Later it said on X that the alert had been lifted. "The danger to the city of Riyadh passed," the statement said.
AFP news agency reported two explosions in Riyadh amid the activation of air·threat warning systems.
An armed conflict in Yemen between government forces supported by the Arabian coalition and Houthi rebels has been ongoing since August 2014.
On October 19, military representative of the movement Yahya Saree said that Saudi Arabia had carried out a series of strikes, including on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, as well as on Saudi Aramco and military bases.