Riyadh, June 8 -- Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense on Monday, June 8, dismissed claims circulating online that Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj was targeted in an attack, saying the reports are inaccurate.

In a post on X, ministry spokesperson Maj Gen Turki Al-Maliki said warning sirens activated in Al-Kharj before dawn were a precautionary response to a ballistic missile launched from Yemen that disappeared near the Saudi border.

He added that authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the missile launch.

The clarification followed a precautionary alert issued by the Saudi Civil Defense, which activated the National Platform for Emergency Early Warning in Al-Kharj Governorate before subsequently confirming that th...