Saudi forces intercept two missiles fired towards Riyadh, hours after reporting damage to key East-West pipeline.
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis has announced it intercepted two missiles fired towards the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh, and another aimed at its southern region.
Major-General Turki al-Maliki, a spokesperson for the coalition, blamed the Iran-backed Houthis for Tuesday’s attacks.
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In a series of posts on X, he said a ballistic missile and a cruise missile were intercepted and destroyed over Riyadh, while a second ballistic missile was downed over the southern part of the country.
Multiple explosions were heard in Riyadh, according to the AFP news agency, and residents received…
