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  "id": 8561833,
  "title": "Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/flames-smoke-seen-near-riyadh-airport-houthis-claim-attacks-on-saudi-8561833",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T23:27:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
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    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/flames-smoke-seen-near-riyadh-airport-houthis-claim-attacks-on-saudi-capital-20260920-p60yve.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Flames and a large plume of black smoke were seen near Riyadh's airport. According to the Japan Times, a fire broke out on a fuel tank with the logo of the Saudi oil giant Aramco at a fuel depot near Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.\n\nYemen's Houthis claimed they attacked sites in the Saudi capital with missiles and drones. The Houthis said they struck what The Indian Express described as \"sensitive locations\" in Riyadh, using a mix of ballistic missiles and drones. They also claimed an attack on an Aramco facility in the Saudi city of Yanbu.\n\nThe Saudi-led coalition said it shot down and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis towards Riyadh. According to the Saudi Gazette, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said the missile was successfully intercepted before reaching the Saudi capital.",
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        "title": "Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/flames-smoke-seen-near-riyadh-airport-houthis-claim-attacks-on-saudi-8524703",
        "published": "2026-09-19T11:46:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/flames-smoke-seen-near-riyadh-airport-houthis-claim-attacks-on-saudi",
        "published": "2026-09-19T12:06:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Riyadh airport: Explosions, black smoke and flight disrupt after Saudi ‘hostile aerial threat’ alert amid Houthi attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/riyadh-airport-explosions-black-smoke-and-flight-disrupt-after-saudi",
        "published": "2026-09-19T13:58:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/flames-smoke-seen-near-riyadh-airport-houthis-claim-attacks-on-saudi-8545040",
        "published": "2026-09-19T22:13:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/flames-smoke-seen-near-riyadh-airport-houthis-claim-attacks-on-saudi-8561792",
        "published": "2026-09-19T23:27:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Houthis target 'sensitive' sites in escalation of attacks on Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/houthis-target-sensitive-sites-in-escalation-of-attacks-on-saudi",
        "published": "2026-09-20T00:32:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Houthi attack targets Riyadh as Saudi Arabia faces escalating strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/houthi-attack-targets-riyadh-as-saudi-arabia-faces-escalating-strikes",
        "published": "2026-09-20T01:18:00.000Z"
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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."
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