Loud booms heard in Saudi capital Riyadh after early warning alert issued


Nov ⁠8 (Reuters) - Multiple ⁠loud booms were ‌heard in the Saudi capital ​Riyadh shortly ⁠after Civil ⁠Defense issued an ⁠early-warning ‌alert ⁠of a potential threat, ​a ‌Reuters witness said, ⁠as ​hostilities between the ⁠kingdom and Yemen's ​Iran-aligned Houthis persisted.

Saudi Civil Defense ⁠later said the danger had ​passed.

(Reporting ⁠by Jana Choukeir ​and ‌Timour Azhari; ​Editing by William Mallard)

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