DOHA, October 25. /TASS/. Arab coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Ansar Allah rebel group (Houthis) toward the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, the alliance’s official spokesman, Major General Turki al-Maliki, said.

"Air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militants toward Riyadh," the statement noted.

This was at least the third aerial target intercepted by coalition forces overnight.