12.10.2026 23:22
In Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, three successive explosion sounds were heard after the early warning system was activated. Saudi authorities announced that the explosions were caused by the destruction in the air of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis in Yemen, and that there were no deaths or injuries in the attack. The Houthis, claiming they hit King Khalid International Airport, warned airlines worldwide not to operate flights to airports in Saudi Arabia.
Three separate explosion sounds were heard in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, after the early warning system sounded a danger alarm in the city.
In a statement made from the account of the Saudi Civil Defense Directorate on the social media platform of US-based company X, it was reported that the early warning system was activated across the capital. Witnesses said that after the siren sounds, three consecutive explosion sounds were heard in the city. Shortly afterward, the Civil Defense Directorate issued a second statement announcing that "the danger has passed," but did not share details about the nature of the incident.
EXPLOSIONS ORIGINATED FROM THE DESTRUCTION OF A BALLISTIC MISSILE FIRED AT RIYADH
Arab Coalition Spokesperson Major General Turki al-Maliki stated in a statement from his account on the social media platform of US-based company X that a ballistic missile launched at Riyadh by the Houthis in Yemen was intercepted and destroyed.
It was reported that the explosion sounds heard in the skies of Riyadh were caused by the destruction of the missile. It was stated that there were no deaths or injuries in the attack.
HOUTHIS CLAIMED THEY TARGETED KING KHALID AIRPORT
Meanwhile, the military spokesman of the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, Yahya Saree, claimed in a statement on the social media platform of US-based company X that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was targeted with a ballistic missile this evening and was hit accurately.
Saree also claimed that the Khamis Mushait air base in southern Saudi Arabia was also targeted.
Stating that flights to Saudi Arabian airports were not safe, Saree warned all airline companies, flight crews, and passengers worldwide about the dangers of flights to Saudi Arabian airports.
Saree argued that the airports and airspace of the holy areas in Mecca and Medina were excluded from this.
HOUTHI ATTACKS TARGETING SAUDI ARABIA
The Houthis have for some time been carrying out attacks with ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the capital Riyadh and many other regions in Saudi Arabia.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia (GACA) had announced that 19 people were killed in 10 attacks on 5 airports in Saudi Arabia in one week.
In Yemen, the Iran-backed Houthis have held control of the capital Sanaa and some regions since September 2014.
The Saudi-led coalition forces, meanwhile, have been supporting the Yemeni government against the Houthis since March 2015.
Source: AA / IHA