Riyadh Hit by Explosions Amid Houthi Missile Attacks

Several loud explosions were heard in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The explosions occurred shortly after the country's Civil Defense Department issued an alert for a possible threat. According to Reuters, a building belonging to the oil company Saudi Aramco in the city's financial district was damaged. The Saudi-led military coalition said it destroyed a total of four Houthi missiles in the air, including two cruise missiles fired towards Riyadh and the southern region. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and oil facilities. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed that they have carried out 6 military operations against key strategic and military bases in Saudi Arabia using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. According to Saree, these attacks were in response to Saudi Arabia's military actions against Yemen. Houthi spokesman Houthi Khalid said that the first operation targeted international oil facilities, and the second attack targeted Aramco's storage facilities.