Blasts heard in Riyadh after Houthis say Saudi strike kills 12
The Houthis and the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government have exchanged daily attacks since a years-long truce fell apart over the summer.
Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility for six missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia's oil installations, airports, and military positions. According to Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea, the strikes targeted Ras Tanura refinery and Saudi Aramco facilities in Abqaiq, Rabigh refinery on the Red Sea coast, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.
The group stated that the attacks were retaliatory for recent Saudi strikes on Houthi-held areas in Yemen. Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group toward Riyadh, while the coalition claimed that 27 people were killed in Saudi airstrikes on Houthi-held areas in Yemen.
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