Military commanders of the Saudi-led coalition announced that regional air defense systems intercepted multiple incoming ballistic missiles and armed drones targeting key infrastructure across the kingdom. The defensive interception followed an earlier salvo launched by Yemeni Houthi forces that inflicted damage near Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and targeted critical petroleum pumping stations in the central province.
The cross-border aerial assault prompted Saudi authorities to temporarily suspend select civil aviation operations and postpone the inaugural sessions of the kingdom’s premier annual investment conference, which attracts global business executives and financial dignitaries. Civil defense emergency units contained minor debris fires near auxiliary storage facilities, with official spokespersons confirming that core airport operational infrastructure was restored shortly after threat containment.
Coalition defense officials strongly condemned the coordinated strikes as reckless provocations directed against non-military transit hubs and international commerce. Military authorities pledged comprehensive defensive countermeasures, affirming that coalition radar batteries and interceptor networks across the kingdom remain at their highest state of combat readiness.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/intercepted-missile-after-houthis-hit-riyadh-airport-says-saudi-coalition/article71625586.ece/amp/