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Saudi Alerts Riyadh of Hostile Aerial Threat, Then All-Clear
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- Saudi civil defense agency issued emergency alerts warning Riyadh residents of a hostile aerial threat.
- Explosions rang across Riyadh.
- The agency announced an all-clear about thirty minutes later.
- A large black-smoke plume appeared near King Khalid International Airport’s fuel-storage area.
- Saudi Aramco told European refiners they will receive no crude in October as oil prices stay above $100 a barrel.