Two explosions heard in Riyadh following alert

RIYADH: Two explosions rang out in Riyadh early Saturday, an AFP journalist in the Saudi capital said, as Yemen’s Houthis keep up strikes on the kingdom. The Saudi civil defence said an early warning system was activated to alert residents to a potential threat. Gulf shipping traffic via Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said it had downed a ballistic missile heading towards Riyadh, along with a drone in the Eastern province. Saudi Arabia

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