Large explosions were reported in eastern Riyadh as the Saudi Civil Defense issued multiple early warnings of danger in the capital and the nearby Al-Kharj governorate.
Reports of heavy blasts and early warning alerts have emerged from Saudi Arabia's capital region. The Iraqi channel نايا - NAYA, which carries anti-US and anti-Israel editorial sentiments, reported "huge explosions in eastern Riyadh". The channel also noted the activation of the early warning system by the Saudi Civil Defense in the capital city.
Concurrently, the Qatari-based network قناة الجزيرة broadcasted urgent alerts from the Saudi Civil Defense regarding the nearby Al-Kharj governorate. According to Al Jazeera, the Civil Defense triggered an "early warning to warn of danger" in the area, repeating the urgent alert of an active hazard in subsequent dispatches.
These incidents take place during an unprecedented regional war that erupted in early March 2026. Following a massive US-Israeli military campaign against Iranian targets that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian forces and aligned "Axis of Resistance" militias initiated a widespread campaign of retaliatory missile and drone strikes. These retaliatory attacks have heavily targeted US military bases and strategic infrastructure across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
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