RIYADH, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday that it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi group toward the Saudi capital Riyadh.
Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said on X that Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed the missile launched by the "terrorist Houthi militia" toward Riyadh.
Local residents received mobile phone alerts following two loud explosions heard in Riyadh Tuesday morning. ■
