{"id":26413,"date":"2026-09-20T01:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T01:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26413"},"modified":"2026-09-20T01:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T01:43:11","slug":"saudi-arabia-claims-houthis-tried-to-attack-its-capital-riyadh-with-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26413","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia claims Houthis tried to attack its capital Riyadh with missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134362355,imgsize-39542,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/yemens-houthis-strike-saudi-arabias-abha-airport-with-missiles-and-drones-in-a-sharp-escalation.jpg\" alt=\"Saudi Arabia claims Houthis tried to attack its capital Riyadh with missiles\" title=\"Saudi Arabia said the Houthis attempted to strike Riyadh with a ballistic missile, which was intercepted\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Saudi Arabia said the Houthis attempted to strike Riyadh with a ballistic missile, which was intercepted\">Saudi Arabia said the Houthis attempted to strike Riyadh with a ballistic missile, which was intercepted<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/saudi-arabia\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> said Saturday that Yemen\u2019s Houthis attempted to strike Riyadh with a ballistic missile, marking the first reported attack on the capital since fighting with the Iran-backed group intensified amid the wider Iran war.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted the missile. Residents reported hearing an explosion, while a plume of smoke was later seen near the airport. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, reported AP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The coalition also said Houthi attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, as well as Taif, Baysh and Farasan, were thwarted.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The Houthis claimed they had targeted \u201csensitive sites\u201d in Riyadh and facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco in Yanbu, alleging that the attacks caused \u201cmassive fires\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said the group had used cruise and ballistic missiles and drones. He also accused Saudi Arabia of attempting to strike the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The latest escalation follows a series of Houthi attacks in recent days. Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that it intercepted a Houthi drone targeting Mecca, while on Thursday its civil defence said debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed a Yemeni resident in Saudi Arabia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The developments come as fighting has also intensified inside Yemen, where the Houthis have advanced along the Red Sea coast and seized the port city of Mokha and islands near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Regional officials told AP that Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has sought air-defence support from France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/saudi-arabia-claims-houthis-tried-to-attack-its-capital-riyadh-with-missiles\/articleshow\/134362350.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia said the Houthis attempted to strike Riyadh with a ballistic missile, which was intercepted Saudi Arabia said Saturday that Yemen\u2019s Houthis attempted to strike Riyadh with a ballistic missile, marking the first reported attack on the capital since fighting with the Iran-backed group intensified amid the wider Iran war.The Saudi-led coalition said it 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