You got ballistic missiles in the first sentence. “Houthi ballistic missiles rained down on the Saudi capital,” with “significant ground impact just near the major aviation hub.” The Journal said an air attack set a fuel depot ablaze at the airport in the Saudi capital.
Yahya Saree claimed two successful operations hours after the smoke. A large number of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones. Sensitive sites in Riyadh. Aramco in Yanbu. He did not name the airport. He did not name a fuel depot.
Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said a ballistic missile launched toward Riyadh at dawn was destroyed in the air without causing damage. He did not mention the airport.
Reuters put the smoke “in the aftermath of Houthi strikes.” Then Reuters refiled the caption and removed those words.
The Journal quoted three officials with knowledge of the incident. They said the strike hit jet fuel facilities at the airfield. It wasn’t immediately clear if a drone or a missile caused the damage. The Houthis didn’t immediately claim the attack.
Some copies said no damage was reported. The journalist was looking at a burnt-out tank.
King Khalid Air Base is in Khamis Mushait. This was the passenger airport in Riyadh.
The tank burned in front of a journalist. Saree did not name the place. Al-Maliki did not name the place. The caption named the strikes, and then it didn’t.