In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, several explosions were reported on Tuesday, Nov. 10, according to Xinhua news reports. The city’s air operations began to stir when the Saudi‑led coalition announced that it had intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthi group from Yemen.
Xinhua’s reporting highlighted that the missiles were launched toward Riyadh amid weeks of Houthi attacks, and the coalition’s air defences responded by shooting the projectiles down. However, it remains unclear whether the heard explosions were the result of the missile interceptions or other sources.
While the Xinhua editor, Huaxia, noted the event in an early flash report at 08:58 UTC, a follow‑up release at 09:14 UTC added details on the interception of the missiles but offered no further explanation about the causative link between the blows and the defensive actions.
No additional information has been released by either the Saudi officials or the Houthi representatives at the time of writing, leaving observers uncertain about the precise source of the blasts in Riyadh.