Thick smoke seen near Riyadh airport as Houthis claim attack on Saudi capital

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Yemen's Houthis claimed to have attacked "sensitive" sites in Saudi Arabia's capital with missiles and drones on Saturday, hours after thick smoke was seen rising near Riyadh airport and a fuel tank fire erupted. Saudi air defense forces reportedly destroyed a missile targeting Riyadh, and the coalition stated it was responding to Houthi attacks, marking the first government air raid alerts for the capital since July.

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Authorities issued warnings for city in first such alerts for Riyadh since fighting with Iran-backed Houthis escalated in JulyYemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of black smoke were seen rising above Riyadh airport on Saturday. The Saudi government sent air raid alerts to citizens by phone overnight warning of aerial attacks, marking the first time the government has issued such alerts for Riyadh

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