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Saudi Arabia says danger has passed in Riyadh after drones and a ballistic missile are intercepted

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Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Civil Defence said danger had passed in Riyadh minutes after issuing an alert urging residents to stay calm, proceed to the nearest safe location and follow official channels. The directorate urged residents to keep following its instructions and to avoid gatherings and filming. The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthis in Yemen said two drones were intercepted and destroyed over the Riyadh region, and then said it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh.

This continues an earlier story: Saudi civil defence says danger has passed in Riyadh, Najran and Wadi al-Dawasir

Later: Houthis Claim Missile Strikes on Saudi Oil Refinery and Ministry as Blasts Shake Riyadh · Saudi civil defence says danger has passed in Jazan minutes after alert

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  1. Middle East Eye

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    Middle East Eye reports that Saudi civil defence said the danger had passed in Riyadh minutes after issuing an alert, and that the Saudi-led coalition said two drones were intercepted and destroyed over the Riyadh region.

  2. Middle East Eye

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    Middle East Eye reports that coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki said the coalition intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh, after civil defence said the danger had passed.

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