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  "title": "Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport after Saudi warning of aerial attack threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/flames-smoke-seen-near-riyadh-airport-after-saudi-warning-of-aerial-8464463",
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  "summary": "RIYADH, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A large plume of smoke was visible near Riyadh's main airport on Saturday after booms were heard and Saudi Arabia sent alerts overnight warning of potential danger around the capital, amid an escalation in attacks by Yemen's Houthi group. Reuters video and photographs showed a huge pillar of black smoke rising in the area, with the airport highway, main terminal…",
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