{
  "id": 8564014,
  "title": "Smoke seen near Riyadh airport after air raid alerts in Saudi capital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/smoke-seen-near-riyadh-airport-after-air-raid-alerts-in-saudi-capital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T00:08:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1555580/smoke-seen-near-riyadh-airport-after-air-raid-alerts-in-saudi-capital/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A large plume of smoke was visible near Riyadh's main airport on Saturday. This followed booms being heard and air raid alerts being sent out overnight, warning of potential danger around the Saudi capital.\n\nYemen's Houthi rebels claimed to have attacked sites in Riyadh with missiles and drones. The Saudi military said they had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards Riyadh at dawn.\n\nThe Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen accused the Houthis of deliberately targeting civilians and civilian objects in Riyadh and other cities, which the Houthis attempted but were thwarted by Saudi air defense systems.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-19T15:16:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}