Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, continuing their offensive against Saudi Arabia, fired a ballistic missile targeting the Saudi capital of Riyadh on the evening of the 12th (local time).

Turki al-Maliki, the spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition and the Saudi Ministry of Defense, announced on social media X that they successfully intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Riyadh.

Earlier, Saudi authorities sent early warning messages to residents, citing a potential hostile threat to Riyadh.

Witnesses subsequently reported hearing three explosions in Riyadh, believed to be the sounds of the ballistic missile being intercepted.

A local South Korean resident stated, "I heard three loud explosion sounds. It appears the Saudi military intercepted a missile."

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