Saudi coalition intercepts missile over Riyadh

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said it intercepted a ballistic missile over Riyadh, according to an official statement.

The statement said that Houthi rebels from Yemen fired the missile towards South Riyadh.

No casualties or injuries were reported, it added, although the missile was "aimed at populated residential areas."

"This aggressive and arbitrary act by the armed Houthi Iranian group proves the continued involvement of the Iranian regime in supporting the Houthis with qualitative capabilities in a clear and frank breach of UN Resolutions 2216 and 2231, with the aim of threatening the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition said in a statement.

This is the third ballistic missile fired towards Saudi Arabia from Yemen in the past two months, and the second that was intercepted over Riyadh.

On November 4, Saudi Arabia shot down a missile near King Khaled International Airport on the northern outskirts of Riyadh, while another one was intercepted and destroyed in the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait on November 30.