Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital

Flames and a large plume of black smoke were seen near Riyadh's airport. According to the Japan Times, a fire broke out on a fuel tank with the logo of the Saudi oil giant Aramco at a fuel depot near Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.

Yemen's Houthis claimed they attacked sites in the Saudi capital with missiles and drones. The Houthis said they struck what The Indian Express described as "sensitive locations" in Riyadh, using a mix of ballistic missiles and drones. They also claimed an attack on an Aramco facility in the Saudi city of Yanbu.

The Saudi-led coalition said it shot down and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis towards Riyadh. According to the Saudi Gazette, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said the missile was successfully intercepted before reaching the Saudi capital.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Age, The Indian Express, The Sydney Morning Herald, Saudi Gazette, Japan Times — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.