{
  "id": 11867944,
  "title": "Powerful Explosions Rock Yemen's Sanaa As Houthis Report Renewed Saudi Airstrikes After Riyadh Attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/powerful-explosions-rock-yemens-sanaa-as-houthis-report-renewed-saudi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T06:22:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/powerful-explosions-rock-yemens-sanaa-as-houthis-report-renewed-saudi-airstrikes-after-riyadh-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Explosions shook Yemen's Houthi-controlled Sanaa on Saturday night, with local residents reporting powerful blasts that rattled buildings and windows, causing fear among the city's inhabitants. The Saudi-run al-Masirah TV announced renewed airstrikes on the city, following a Houthi claim of retaliatory strikes on an Aramco facility in Riyadh. A Yemeni resident told Xinhua that warplanes were heard overhead as the explosions echoed across Sanaa, likening the sensation to an earthquake. The source did not provide casualty figures, leaving the death toll uncertain. Meanwhile, the Houthis reported launching 60 air and missile strikes against Yemen over the past 24 hours, according to military spokesperson Yahya Sarea. Tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia have escalated since the group imposed a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia in July, followed by an increase in cross-border missile and drone attacks. The conflict intensified further in September as the Houthis captured the Red Sea port city of Mocha and Mayyun Island, while fighting between the Houthis and Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, continued.",
  "summary": "Riyadh, Oct 4: Loud explosions rocked Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa, as the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported renewed Saudi airstrikes on the city. A Sanaa resident, speaking to Xinhua on condition of anonymity, said warplanes could be heard overhead as powerful blasts echoed across the capital, rattling windows and shaking buildings, late on Saturday (local time). \"The blasts were so…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Yemen government forces strike Sanaa and Saada as Houthis claim Aramco attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/yemen-government-forces-strike-sanaa-and-saada-as-houthis-claim",
        "published": "2026-10-04T04:47:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}