Saudi Arabia Says It Destroyed Houthi Missile and Drone Heading for Riyadh

Saudi authorities announced the interception and destruction of a ballistic missile and a drone launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh.

The announcement followed an earlier report from Saudi Civil Defense that debris from the interception of two other ballistic missiles had fallen in scattered areas of the kingdom.

According to Civil Defense, those two missiles had been launched by the Houthis toward Mecca and Medina.

The information provided did not specify where the debris landed or whether it caused casualties or damage. No further details were given about the interception of the missile and drone heading toward Riyadh.