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Saudi Arabia says two injured by falling debris from intercepted Houthi missiles

Saudi air defenses intercepted the missiles, but falling debris damaged homes and vehicles and injured a Saudi citizen and an Asian resident, officials said.

  • On Saturday, Saudi-led coalition air defenses intercepted and destroyed a hostile drone in the Riyadh region, with coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki reporting that "debris from the interception fell without causing injuries."
  • Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have ramped up attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, including deadly strikes on Riyadh airport that forced a two-week closure and threatened the kingdom's economic diversification plans.
  • United Nations figures show more than 1,600 people have been killed and over 275,000 displaced since hostilities reignited this summer between the Houthis and Saudi-backed internationally recognized government.
  • Malki claimed on Friday that the Houthis targeted the Medina region, home to Islam's second holiest city, though the group later denied the assertion.
  • A fragile 2022 truce collapsed in July after the Houthis allowed an Iranian plane to land in Sanaa, prompting the group to declare a maritime blockade and seize Yemen's entire Red Sea coast.
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Mehr News Agency broke the news in Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) on Friday, October 23, 2026.
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