At least 12 killed in Riyadh airport attack - officials
At least 12 people were killed and over 300 injured following a missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led coalition has blamed the Iran-backed Houthi group for the attack, which has led to the suspension of airport operations.
Why it matters
This represents a significant escalation in the regional conflict, involving civilian casualties and threats to international travel infrastructure.
Yemen's Houthis warned airlines, travellers and airport workers to stay away from Saudi airports, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others.
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation officials said at least 12 people were killed and 309 others injured in a strike on the airport, prompting the Saudi-led coalition to vow a decisive response against the Houthis.
The coalition blamed the Iran-backed group for the strike on King Khalid International Airport, describing it as a "full-fledged war crime" that a diplomatic source attributed to a missile.
The attack came during an unprecedented wave of Houthi strikes on the kingdom since a truce in the group's long-running war with Yemen's Riyadh-backed government unravelled in July.
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