Explosions heard in Saudi capital as Middle-East conflict intensifies

According to AP reporting carried by ClickOnDetroit, the cause of the blasts was not immediately known[2]. AP later reported that the Houthis claimed the new attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, saying a ballistic missile caused damage[3], but that they provided no evidence[3].France 24 reports that AFP journalists heard several explosions echoed across the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday[4].CNN reports that Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said on Friday that three Saudi nationals were killed[1] in two attacks on the airport on Thursday. According to CNN, the authority also said hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed[1].CNN also reports that Saudi authorities said they intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired toward Riyadh and that falling debris had damaged a kindergarten and a medical clinic[1].According to Euronews, witnesses said diplomats were instructed to shelter in place in their respective embassies[5]. Euronews reports that Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree told oil facility staff to leave, writing that workers "must leave areas that are targets for our forces"[5].CNN reports that the US Mission in Saudi Arabia warned the conflict "has the potential to escalate."[1]According to France 24, after a four-year ceasefire, Yemen's civil war re-erupted in July.[4]