Coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missile targeting Riyadh

The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announced that air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia toward Riyadh early Saturday.

This comes after the coalition earlier reported intercepting and destroying a drone in the Eastern Province, and after Civil Defense issued an alert through the National Early Warning Platform in Riyadh, Najran, and Wadi Al-Dawasir, before later declaring the threat had passed.

It also follows the interception of another ballistic missile fired at Riyadh the previous day, and two days after King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was targeted.