Riyadh, like the rest of the country, currently has an 15-hour curfew, a measure designed to slow the advance of the coronavirus. RIYADH: Saudi forces intercepted a missile over Riyadh late on Saturday , state media said, after at least three explosions were heard in the curfew-locked capital amid efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
At least three blasts shook the capital - under a 15-hour coronavirus curfew - just before midnight, according to AFP reporters. The call coincided with the fifth anniversary of powerhouse Saudi Arabia's intervention in Yemen's civil war, which was launched to shore up the internationally recognised government against the Huthi rebels.Yemen's broken healthcare system has not so far recorded a case of the COVID-19 illness, but aid groups have warned that when it does hit, the impact will be catastrophic. The country is already regarded as facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
The warring sides had earlier shown an interest in de-escalation, with a Saudi official saying in November that Riyadh had an"open channel" with the rebels with the goal of ending the war.
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