{
  "id": 8507603,
  "title": "Black smoke seen near Riyadh amid air raid alerts in Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/black-smoke-seen-near-riyadh-amid-air-raid-alerts-in-saudi-arabia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T15:16:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/black-smoke-seen-near-riyadh-amid-air-raid-alerts-in-saudi-arabia"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Flames and plumes of smoke were seen rising near Riyadh airport this afternoon with flights cancelled and delayed. This as fighting between Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels has killed 48 people in recent hours. The rebels staged a lightning offensive this month, seizing swathes of territory in Yemen and launching a barrage of missiles and drones toward Saudi Arabia.…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Smoke seen near Riyadh airport after air raid alerts in Saudi capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/smoke-seen-near-riyadh-airport-after-air-raid-alerts-in-saudi-capital",
        "published": "2026-09-19T13:36:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}