Saudi Arabian-led multinational coalition spokesman Turki Maliki said on social media on the 24th that the coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Yemeni Houthis at the Saudi capital Riyadh on the same day. At around 4 o'clock local time on the 24th, Xinhua News Agency reporters heard explosions several times in downtown Riyadh. Local residents received air defense alerts issued via a mobile phone program. Earlier in the day, Maliki reported that coalition forces had intercepted and destroyed a drone in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.

Saudi Arabian-led multinational coalition spokesman Turki Maliki said on social media on the 24th that the coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Yemeni Houthis at the Saudi capital Riyadh on the same day. At around 4 o'clock local time on the 24th, Xinhua News Agency reporters heard explosions several times in downtown Riyadh. Local residents received air defense alerts issued via a mobile phone program. Earlier in the day, Maliki reported that coalition forces had intercepted and destroyed a drone in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.