The Saudi-led military coalition supporting the internationally recognized government in Yemen announced on Sunday that it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi group towards the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and a cruise missile towards Khamis Mushait province in the south of the kingdom, in addition to two drones in the Riyadh region.
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Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said in separate platform that the air defense “intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia towards Riyadh.”
Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said in separate platform that the air defense “intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia towards Riyadh.”
Al-Maliki added in two subsequent posts that coalition forces intercepted and destroyed two drones in the Riyadh region.
In another post, the spokesman announced “the interception and destruction of a cruise missile launched by the Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait.”
The coalition spokesman did not provide details on whether the interceptions resulted in damage or injuries.
On the other hand, the Saudi Civil Defense announced on Sunday that the danger had passed from the governorates of Tanomah, Khamis Mushait, Abha and Al-Namas in the southwest of the Kingdom, after issuing early warnings to warn of a danger, without specifying its nature.
the Civil Defense stated that the danger had passed from the governorates of Tanomah, Khamis Mushait, Abha and Al-Namas, calling on residents to continue following its instructions to preserve their safety, and to avoid gathering and taking pictures “completely”.
The Civil Defense had announced in previous posts on Sunday that it had launched alerts through the National Early Warning Platform for Emergencies, to warn of a danger in Tanomah, Khamis Mushait and Abha, without mentioning Al-Namas Governorate.
The notes did not include details about the nature of the danger or its causes.
In this context, Riyadh International Airport announced that flights would resume on Sunday after a two-week closure following attacks by the Houthis on the Saudi capital, while the group warned of further attacks.
Flightradar24, a website specializing in tracking flights, showed a plane taking off from Riyadh airport early Sunday morning, heading to the Saudi city of Jeddah.
King Khalid International Airport We would like to inform you that it has been decided to allocate Terminal (1) for domestic flights, and Terminal 2 for international flights of national carriers at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, starting from Sunday.”
The Houthis have escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, which supports the Yemeni government, this month, including strikes on Riyadh airport, one of which killed 13 people and injured hundreds more on October 10, in the deadliest attack on the kingdom’s territory in more than a decade.
For his part, the Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said: “The Yemeni armed forces renew their warning to all international, regional and local airlines, employees and passengers against traveling through Khalid Airport in Riyadh because it is unsafe as it is a military target for our forces.”
He added: “The Saudi regime bears the consequences of any operation of the airport and what will result from that, because the armed forces will continue their operations towards it and it will never be safe.”
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