Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital
The rebels said they used missiles and drones, while Saudi officials said air defenses intercepted one ballistic missile and no casualties were reported.
- On Saturday, Yemen's Houthi rebels launched missile and drone attacks targeting 'sensitive' sites in Riyadh and an Aramco facility in Yanbu, igniting a fuel depot fire near King Khalid International Airport.
- A 2022 truce collapsed in July after the Houthis defied Saudi control of Yemeni airspace by allowing an Iranian aircraft to land, prompting a lightning offensive along the Red Sea coast.
- FlightRadar24 reported 'major problems' at the airport, listing it under maximum disruption index of 5.0, while eyewitnesses observed a large plume of black smoke rising from burning fuel infrastructure.
- The Saudi-led coalition stated air defenses intercepted threats, while the U.S. State Department approved a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to help Riyadh 'deter current and future threats.'
- Renewed fighting displaced more than 112,000 people while threatening the Bab al-Mandab Strait's security, prompting the UN Security Council to condemn the 'Houthi military escalation' in a Friday statement.
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Houthis target capital, oil facility in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Yemen's Houthis said they attacked "sensitive" sites in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, with missiles and drones Saturday, hours after flames and smoke were seen near the city's main airport.
Eyewitnesses had reported on Saturday about a fire of a fuel tank at the airport of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Now the Huthi militia supported by Iran has become aware of the renewed attacks in Saudi Arabia. Since the new escalation in the Yemen war, Saudi Arabia has been repeatedly under fire from Yemen.
The Saudi-led military coalition reported on Saturday that Yemen's Houthis fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh during the dawn, where explosions and a fire occurred near the airport.Keep reading...
Yesterday, eyewitnesses saw a large column of smoke near the international airport in the Saudi Arabian capital.
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