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Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 13
A Houthi missile attack struck Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was also targeted. Reports put the toll at 12 dead and 309 injured, rising to 13 after an injured Indian national died, according to his embassy.
Why it matters
A deadly strike on a major Gulf capital's airport escalates a regional conflict that weighs on oil supplies and civilian air travel.
Background
Yemen's Houthi movement, which is backed by Iran, has fought a Saudi-led coalition since 2015 and has previously launched missiles and drones at Saudi territory. The Houthis control Sanaa and much of northern Yemen.
The story so far
- Houthi missiles hit Najran and Jizan airports in Saudi Arabia
- Houthis claim missile attacks on several Saudi airports
- Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports, three civilians killed
- Houthi missile hits Riyadh airport terminal, killing 12
- Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 13
- Houthi strikes on Saudi airports kill at least 13
- Saudi strike near Sanaa prompts Houthi missile barrage on Saudi cities
- Saudi Arabia strikes near Sanaa; Houthi missiles target Saudi cities
- UK to deploy Typhoon jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
- Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports; Taiz strikes kill civilians
- Saudi strikes reported at Hodeidah; Houthis threaten Aramco
- Saudi-led strikes in Yemen reportedly kill 20
- Taiz market attack kills about 30 as sides trade blame
- Houthis issue passage permits by email in Red Sea
Sources
- The Wall Street Journal ↗October 10, 2026
- Reuters ↗October 11, 2026
- Sky News ↗October 11, 2026
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