Saudi authorities report four injured and 15 homes damaged in Riyadh
Saudi Civil Defence blames missiles it says were launched by the Houthis. A witness told AFP of a projectile and an explosion; AFP sourced the injury and damage figures to Saudi Civil Defence.
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Saudi Civil Defence says falling fragments from two intercepted cruise missiles injured four people and caused limited damage to 15 homes in Riyadh on Tuesday, 13 October. It blamed the Houthis for launching the missiles.
A Civil Defence spokesperson, in a statement carried by Saudi news outlet Ajel, identified those injured as two women, a man and a child. The spokesperson said the fragments fell after the missiles were intercepted and destroyed.
AFP reported that a witness saw a projectile cross the sky before hearing an explosion. AFP and the Associated Press attributed the injury and home-damage figures to Saudi Civil Defence. The witness account does not identify who launched the missiles, and the reported damage from falling fragments does not establish that the homes were intended targets.
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