Houthi missile toward Riyadh intercepted in first alert on Saudi capital since July

Yemen's Houthi movement, which calls itself Ansar Allah, fired a ballistic missile toward Riyadh before dawn on Saturday; a Saudi-led coalition spokesman said it was intercepted, and no casualties or damage were reported. It was the first air-raid alert sounded in the Saudi capital itself since the current round of fighting escalated in July, though the Houthis also attempted strikes on four other Saudi cities that were intercepted.

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