Yemen and the Red Sea

Riyadh: Saudi Civil Defense says debris from two intercepted Houthi cruise missiles injured four people and damaged 15 homes

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Riyadh (city-level; Civil Defense names only unspecified residential neighbourhoods where debris fell)
Actors
Houthis · Saudi Arabia
Importance
Standard

Saudi media reported that a warning was issued in Riyadh on the evening of 13 October 2026 to alert residents of a potential danger, and Saudi sources quoted by Al-Masirah said explosions were heard in the capital. Osint613, citing local sources, said Riyadh was under a Houthi missile attack. Early on 14 October the Saudi Civil Defense spokesman said that on 13 October air defences intercepted and destroyed two cruise missiles launched by the Houthis towards the capital, and that falling fragments landed in residential neighbourhoods, injuring four people (two women, a man and a child) and causing limited damage to 15 homes, according to SPA, Saudi Gazette and Anadolu. The coalition separately reported a cruise-missile interception over Al-Kharj, south-east of Riyadh (evt_da312ad0). The Houthis had earlier named King Khalid International Airport and the Aramco refinery in Riyadh as targets (evt_fddc1f59).

  • Injuries: Best 4 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Civil Defense Directorate: Debris from Two Intercepted Cruise Missiles Injures Four in Riyadh, Damages 15 Homes, Four injured as debris from intercepted Houthi missiles damages 15 homes in Riyadh · Two women, a man and a child injured by falling missile fragments; 15 homes with limited damage, per Saudi Civil Defense.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: BREAKING: Alerts have been issued in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi sources: explosions heard in Riyadh, Civil Defense Directorate: Debris from Two Intercepted Cruise Missiles Injures Four in Riyadh, Damages 15 Homes

Saudi Civil Defense statement (SPA headline; text quoted by Saudi Gazette and Anadolu) gives the interception, Houthi attribution, four injured and 15 damaged homes; earlier alert and explosion reports came via OSINT and Al-Masirah relays; debris locations within Riyadh not named.