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A series of explosions rocked Riyadh today, and Saudi television broadcast that it had repulsed an attack by rebel forces. ballistic missiles against the capital.
Houthi rebels, backed by Iran in the Yemeni conflict, have stepped up attacks on Saudi Arabia, which is leading a military coalition backing the Yemeni government.
Saudi Arabian Air Defense Forces Repel “Houthi ballistic missile attackAgainst the capital, Riyadh, the military coalition announced, broadcast the Al-Ekhbariya television network.
The coalition also announced that destroyed five drones with explosives aimed at Saudi cities.
One of the drones was heading to the city of Jazan and three others to Hamis Musait, state television reported.
The attacks are taking place at the time Saudi Arabia hosts the Formula E championship in a suburb of Riyadh, attended by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
In YemenHouthi forces are launching a deadly offensive in an effort to secure control of the Marib oil zone, the last stronghold of government forces in the north of the country.
Pro-Iranian rebels occupy much of northern Yemen and the capital, Sanaa. The Houthis have intensified their attacks on Saudi Arabia, despite the change in attitude of the Joe Biden government, which has decided to remove the Houthis from the list of terrorist organizations.
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