▲ King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was targeted in an airstrike (File Photo)
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement announced on the 29th local time that it has carried out six major military operations targeting key facilities on the Saudi Arabian mainland.
In a statement, the Houthi rebels claimed, "This is in retaliation for recent ruthless attacks by Saudi Arabia that caused dozens of casualties, including women and children."
According to the statement, the Houthi rebels fired ballistic and conventional missiles to precisely strike a refinery in Ras Tanura and state-run oil company Aramco facilities in Abqaiq.
They added that they launched a missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, and carried out a drone attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, disrupting air traffic at the airport.
In addition, they claimed to have fired ballistic missiles at a refinery in Rabigh and attacked the Saudi military command headquarters in the Najran region, causing casualties among Saudi forces.
The Houthi rebels warned, "Until Saudi acts of aggression cease and the blockade is lifted, we will continue military operations targeting deep inside the Saudi mainland, applying the formula of 'a blockade for a blockade and escalation for escalation.'"
Earlier, the Saudi-led coalition announced that it had intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh.
Prior to the coalition's announcement, Saudi civil defense authorities issued a hazard alert, and explosions were heard in Riyadh.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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