Riyadh residents warned of ‘hostile aerial threat’ as Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles

Residents of the Saudi capital Riyadh received a mobile phone alert early on Sunday warning of a "hostile aerial threat", AFP reported. The alert was withdrawn shortly afterwards. "Warning. The area is under a hostile aerial threat. Please remain calm, stay indoors or in a safe place away from windows and doors," it read. Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki later announced that two missiles fired by the Houthis towards Khamis Mushait, near the Yemeni border, had been intercepted. Saudi civil defence said the danger had passed in Khamis Mushait and the nearby city of Abha.