Explosions above Saudi capital Riyadh

riyad - Over the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, three major explosions have taken place on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses said that there were also smoke clouds.

The authorities immediately afterwards informed the state broadcaster Al Arabiya that the anti-aircraft forces of the Saudi armed forces intercepted an incoming missile.

Al Masirah TV reported that Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles from Yemen to various parts of Saudi Arabia. One was intended for the Ministry of Defense in Riyadh.