Saudi Civil Defense Says Houthi Missile Debris Damaged Riyadh Kindergarten and Clinics

Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Civil Defense said debris from an intercepted ballistic missile damaged a kindergarten and a medical-clinic complex in Riyadh on October 8. The directorate attributed the missile launch to the Houthi militia and said the projectile had been intercepted and destroyed before debris fell. Civil Defense teams responded to the affected site and carried out established procedures, according to the official statement. The announcement described material damage to the civilian facilities but gave no casualty figures or names for the kindergarten and clinic complex.