Riyadh, Oct. 18 -- Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles and several drones launched by Yemen's Houthi militia, Saudi-led coalition officials said on Sunday, as emergency alerts warned residents in Riyadh and the southern city of Khamis Mushayt of hostile aerial threats.
The Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said two ballistic missiles fired towards Khamis Mushayt were intercepted and destroyed early on Sunday. Minutes later, coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki announced that a drone had also been intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh region.
The interceptions followed mobile phone alerts issued by the General Directorate of Civil Defense at around 1:30 am local time, warning ...