Two children were injured, and buildings were damaged when a ballistic missile was intercepted over Saudi Arabia's oil-rich eastern region on Saturday, Saudi Arabia's ministry of defense said.

The missile was intercepted over a suburb of the city of Dammam, with its shrapnel injuring two Saudi children and causing light damage to 14 houses, the statement carried by Saudi Press Agency reported.

Images published by the Saudi Press Agency showed broken glass and damaged entrances of some residential buildings.

The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles heading towards Jazan and Najran in the southern part of the country. It earlier reported the interception of three explosive-laden drones headed towards the kingdom.