Riyadh, Oct. 25 -- The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday claimed to have intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia towards the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

In a post on X on Sunday, Colonel Turki bin Saleh al-Maliki, spokesperson for the coalition, said, "Air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Riyadh."

In an earlier post on Sunday, the coalition said, "Interception and destruction of a drone in the Riyadh region."

In another earlier post, the coalition had reiterated, "Interception and destruction of a drone in the Riyadh region."

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Civil Defense said that the danger had passed in Riyadh City.

In...