Riyadh, March 29 (AFP/APP): Saudi air defenses intercepted ballistic missiles over Riyadh and a city along the Yemen border late Saturday, leaving at least two civilians wounded in the curfew-locked capital amid efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Multiple explosions shook Riyadh in the attack, which the Saudi-led military coalition blamed on Yemen’s Iran-aligned Huthi rebels who have previously targeted Saudi cities with missiles, rockets, and drones. It was the first major assault on Saudi Arabia since the Huthis offered last September to halt attacks on the kingdom after devastating twin strikes on Saudi oil installations. “Two ballistic missiles were launched towards the cities of Riyadh and Jizan,” the official Saudi Press Agency reported, citing the coalition fighting the rebels. Their interception sent shrapnel falling on residential neighborhoods in the cities, resulting in two civilian casualties in Riyadh, a civil defense spokesman said in a separate statement released by SPA. There was no immediate comment from the rebels. At least three blasts rocked the capital — under a 15-hour coronavirus curfew — just before midnight, according to AFP reporters. Jizan, like many other Saudi cities, faces a shorter dusk-to-dawn curfew. The assault comes despite a show of support on Thursday … Continue reading Saudi intercepts missiles over curfew-locked Riyadh, border city