One dead in new attack on Saudi airport, a day after Houthi strike kills 13
Riyadh's international airport was targeted by a projectile, causing a fire and one death, just one day after a major Houthi strike killed 13 people. These attacks have exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi Arabia's air defense systems.
Why it matters
The escalation of attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia significantly impacts regional stability and global energy security.
Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen said an unidentified projectile had targeted Riyadh's international airport Terminal 4 on Sunday, causing a fire. Eleven people were wounded in addition to the fatality, the Saudi civil aviation authority said.
An air traffic control tower is seen at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sep 19, 2026. (File photo: AFP)
RIYADH: One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday (Oct 11), Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Coalition forces also said Saudi air defences had intercepted a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport. They later added that a drone had been intercepted and destroyed in the country's Eastern Province, and a ballistic missile launched towards Khamis Mushait had been intercepted.
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