An explosion was heard in the early morning of the 19th in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Local residents received air defense alerts via a mobile app. The Saudi General Civil Protection Authority said on social media in the early morning of the same day that the Saudi National Warning Platform had issued an alert to the city of Riyadh reminding the city of danger. About ten minutes later, the department said on social media that “the danger in Riyadh has been lifted.” Currently, there is no further information about the explosion. Recently, Yemen's Houthis have launched several missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, but this is the first time that Riyadh has issued an air defense alert.

An explosion was heard in the early morning of the 19th in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Local residents received air defense alerts via a mobile app. The Saudi General Civil Protection Authority said on social media in the early morning of the same day that the Saudi National Warning Platform had issued an alert to the city of Riyadh reminding the city of danger. About ten minutes later, the department said on social media that “the danger in Riyadh has been lifted.” Currently, there is no further information about the explosion. Recently, Yemen's Houthis have launched several missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, but this is the first time that Riyadh has issued an air defense alert.