Saudi-Houthi war latest: Kingdom threatens ‘serious’ response after rebel group kills 14 in strikes on Riyadh airport
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Saudi-Houthi war latest: Kingdom threatens ‘serious’ response after rebel group kills 14 in strikes on Riyadh airport
The Houthis claim responsibility for attacks that left more than 300 people wounded
Rituparna Chatterjee Monday 12 October 2026 08:44 BST
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One person was killed in a new attack on Riyadh‘s international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthis left 13 people dead.
The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attacks that left more than 300 people wounded.
The King Khalid International Airport – struck four times in the past five days – has been closed since the weekend missile attack – the deadliest in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began.
The latest strike came shortly after the Houthis said the airport in the rebel-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa had been struck again, and blamed the Saudis.
About 60 per cent of scheduled flights at the Riyadh airport are expected to be cancelled on Monday, data from aviation analytics firm Cirium showed.
The sharp escalation in the war’s new front threatens to draw in greater US military involvement. President Donald Trump has said he is weighing joining the fight against the Houthis. There was no White House comment on Sunday.
Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the events of recent weeks were serious and the kingdom’s response must be “equally serious”.
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Footage from social media appeared to show the aftermath of a strike on Riyadh‘s international airport on Saturday (10 October), which left at least 13 people dead.
Debris and dust can be seen on the floor as what appears to be a passenger walks through the King Khalid Airport.
Rituparna Chatterjee 12 October 2026 08:42
Saudi airport passenger terminal struck again
A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 13 people, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said.
The Houthis claimed responsibility for those attacks and others.
Saudi authorities said one person, described as a Pakistani national, was killed, and 11 were injured in the latest attack on the domestic terminal complex at King Khalid International Airport.
The airport – struck four times in the past five days – has been closed since Saturday’s missile attack, which was the deadliest in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began.
Over 300 other people were wounded, some critically.
The latest strike in Riyadh came shortly after the Houthis said the airport in the rebel-held Yemeni capital of Sanaa had been struck again, and blamed the Saudis.
Rituparna Chatterjee 12 October 2026 08:38
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