Houthi missile attack targets Saudi capital Riyadh for third day in a row

Yemen’s Houthis have said they targeted the airport in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, late on Monday, after attacks by the group on King Khalid International airport killed 14 people and injured hundreds in the previous two days. Saudi military spokesman Turki al-Maliki said air defence systems had successfully downed the incoming missile fired from Yemen, without specifying the target. Several powerful explosions rattled Riyadh on Monday night, residents reported, just moments after a text message sent to residents’ mobile phones warned of an aerial threat.