Houthis say they fired 2 missiles at King Khalid Airport in Riyadh
The Houthis now put the attack at 2 ballistic missiles aimed at the airport. The Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted 2 ballistic missiles aimed at Riyadh that morning.
Map: The Middle East, marking Riyadh, Abha, Najran, Jizan
Yemen's Houthi movement said Thursday it struck King Khalid Airport in Riyadh with 2 ballistic missiles. It now puts the number at 2, up from the 1 missile it first claimed.
The claim came after an explosion was reported inside the Saudi capital on Thursday, a break from weeks of strikes confined to Jazan and Najran provinces. A similar explosion was reported in northern Riyadh on Tuesday, also outside that pattern. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted 2 ballistic missiles aimed at Riyadh on Thursday morning.
Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi-led coalition air and naval power, retook the port city of Mocha from Houthi forces on Monday.
Saudi oil exports and the restored east-west pipeline have held up through months of strikes confined to the provinces. Strikes on the capital itself would be a new test of that resilience.
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