Another explosion was heard in the Saudi capital, the youth movement said Riyadh airport was unsafe

Riyadh International Airport in Saudi Arabia was closed for two weeks after being attacked by the Yemeni rebel Houthis. On the eve of its reopening on the 25th, explosions were heard in the capital Riyadh. The Houthis also said that Riyadh Airport, which had been listed as a military target, was not safe.

The civil war in Yemen has been raging for many years. Although the rebel "Youth Movement" and the Yemeni government forces once agreed to a ceasefire, this has recently broken down because the "Youth Movement" and Saudi Arabia have been involved in the conflict between the United States and Iran: Saudi Arabia is regarded as a target of retaliation by Iran because it is an ally of the United States. The "Youth Movement" supported by Iran violently attacked Saudi Arabia after entering the war, including an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on the 10th of this month, which killed 13 people and injured more than 300 people. It was the deadliest attack that Saudi Arabia has experienced in more than a decade.

Riyadh Airport was closed for two weeks after the attack, and flights are scheduled to resume on the 25th. But it's unclear to what extent operations at the airport will resume.

The "Youth Movement" has repeatedly attacked Riyadh Airport before. The organization's military spokesman Yahya Saree warned all international, regional and local airlines, as well as airport staff and passengers not to use Riyadh Airport, "because the airport is currently unsafe and has been listed as a military target by our forces... The Saudi regime must be responsible for any consequences of the operation of this airport."

In addition, an AFP reporter in Riyadh heard three explosions in the early morning of the 25th, and local residents received warnings about "enemy air threats." At the same time, the Saudi coalition forces fighting the "Youth Movement" stated that they had shot down a ballistic missile and two drones launched by the "Youth Movement" towards Riyadh, and intercepted a cruise missile launched by the "Youth Movement" towards the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait.