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  "id": 8375319,
  "title": "Explosions Heard In Saudi Capital Riyadh As Air Defence Alerts Issued Amid Houthi Drone Threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/explosions-heard-in-saudi-capital-riyadh-as-air-defence-alerts-issued",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:07:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
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    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/explosions-heard-in-saudi-capital-riyadh-as-air-defence-alerts-issued-amid-houthi-drone-threat"
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  "summary": "Riyadh: Explosions were heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh early Saturday. Local residents received air defence alerts via mobile apps. ⚡️ ⚠️ Yemen has bombed Riyadh tonight, the capital of Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/rLxkjBzqRT — #Inside_News (@insider_der) September 19, 2026 The Saudi Directorate of Civil Defence later issued a statement on X saying the danger has passed in Riyadh and Al-Kharj…",
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        "published": "2026-09-18T21:48:22.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pakistan-military-vows-to-defend-saudi-arabia-to-any-extent",
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        "title": "Saudi Arabia issues ‘hostile aerial threat’ alert, explosions heard in Riyadh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/saudi-arabia-issues-hostile-aerial-threat-alert-explosions-heard-in",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/saudi-arabia-sounds-alarm-in-capital-city-riyadh",
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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."
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