Coalition spokesman says Houthi ballistic missile fired at Riyadh intercepted north of city

A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition on Wednesday morning said Houthi forces fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh and that the missile was intercepted and destroyed north of the city. The coalition made the claim on October 7. (Source: Manshur)

Earlier, Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesman, said the Iran-backed group attacked King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with drones and missiles. Agence France-Presse, citing flight-tracking websites, reported the airspace over King Khalid International was temporarily closed several times; Saudi officials did not comment on an attack on that airport. Separately, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Tuesday that attacks on airports in Jizan and Najran near the Yemen border had injured at least three people. The Houthis also said on Wednesday they targeted Aden International Airport with a ballistic missile and carried out new missile and drone strikes on Abha Airport and King Khalid airbase in Khamis Mushait. (Source: Radio Farda, Telegram)

Yahya Saree told Afghanistan International that Houthi forces "with several drones" targeted King Khalid airfield in Riyadh, and the group claimed the strikes "were precise and disrupted air traffic at that airfield." (Source: Afghanistan International)

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