{
  "id": 12838754,
  "title": "Diplomats, schools in Saudi take safety measures after blasts heard: sources to AFP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/diplomats-schools-in-saudi-take-safety-measures-after-blasts-heard",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:30:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/diplomats-schools-saudi-take-safety-measures-after-blasts-heard-sources-afp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Diplomats stationed in the Saudi capital were sheltering in place and international schools took safety measures on Thursday, diplomats and residents told AFP, after explosions echoed across the city. The explosions heard in Riyadh came hours after the Houthis in Yemen, which borders Saudi Arabia, claimed their latest attack on the kingdom. The Iran-backed fighters have launched a wave of attacks…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Rallying-Dakar organisers working on new Saudi route for race, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/rallying-dakar-organisers-working-on-new-saudi-route-for-race-sources",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:00:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}