Saudi-led coalition intercepts two Houthi missiles fired towards Riyadh
- On Nov 8, the Saudi-led coalition intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by the Iran-backed Houthis toward Riyadh, with authorities announcing the risk passed after air defenses destroyed the projectiles.
- The Houthis have frequently targeted Saudi airports, ports, and oil facilities; Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed operations targeted Aramco oil facilities, Riyadh, and Saudi military positions.
- Loud explosions shook Riyadh as Saudi Civil Defense issued alerts shortly before the interception, and witnesses reported damage to an Aramco building in the King Abdullah Financial District.
- Houthi authorities alleged Saudi airstrikes killed 33 people in Sanaa with 39 others wounded, and the group alleged "aircraft targeted paramedics with two strikes," which Saudi Arabia has not commented on.
- Renewed fighting has become a front in the wider Middle East war triggered by attacks on Iran, while the United Nations reports more than 1,600 people have been killed and over 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed.
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Riyadh financial district targeted, Aramco tower damaged: witnesses
The financial hub of Riyadh was targeted today, witnesses told AFP, while a building belonging to oil giant Aramco was damaged, after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis. The Saudi capital, particularly its airport, has been frequently targeted since October by pro-Iranian militants fighting the coalition-backed Yemeni government.
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PentapostagmaEyewitnesses report that the building was targeted, while Saudi Arabia announced the interception of Houthi missiles from Yemen.
The Saudi capital, including its airport, has been regularly targeted since October by Houthists.
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), the heart of Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, was also hit by projectile attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels...
A Yemeni Houthis attack damaged the Aramco tower in Riyadh.
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