Saudi Arabia downs missiles fired at Riyadh after Houthi attack on pipeline
Summary
Saudi Arabia’s military coalition said it intercepted two missiles over Riyadh and another over the kingdom’s south, blaming Yemen’s Houthi movement. The reported interceptions followed an attack on the East-West oil pipeline that Saudi officials said caused a small fire but did not disrupt operations.Key Facts
- Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said the Houthis were responsible for Tuesday’s attacks.
- The coalition said it destroyed a ballistic missile and a cruise missile over Riyadh and downed another ballistic missile in southern Saudi Arabia.
- AFP reported that explosions were heard in Riyadh and residents received alerts telling them to shelter.
- Saudi civil defence later said the aerial threat had passed.
- A Saudi Energy Ministry official said Monday’s attack on the East-West pipeline caused a limited fire that was extinguished.
- The official said pipeline operations were unaffected; no injuries or deaths were reported.
- Saudi officials said debris from an attempted attack on Sunday caused minor damage to the Aramco Tower in Riyadh.
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