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Thick smoke seen near Riyadh airport as Houthis claim attack on Saudi capital
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PUBLISHEDSep 20, 2026, 12:21 AM
What the source reports
Authorities issued warnings for city in first such alerts for Riyadh since fighting with Iran-backed Houthis escalated in July Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of black smoke were seen rising above Riyadh airport on Saturday.
The Saudi government sent air raid alerts to citizens by phone overnight warning of…
Main source: The Guardian World
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