Saudi civil defence sounds all-clear after alerts in southern cities

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Saudi civil defence said alerts for Khamis Mushait, Abha, Taif and Najran had ended after the threat passed. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthi movement toward southern Saudi Arabia.

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's civil defence authority on Monday said the threat had passed shortly after issuing alerts for the southern and western cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, Taif and Najran, amid weeks of escalating hostilities with Yemen's Houthis. The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen later said it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-aligned Houthis towards the southern region of Saudi Arabia.