Three Saudi nationals killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport
Three Saudi nationals were killed in Houthi missile attacks targeting Riyadh airport and other facilities. The attacks mark an escalation in the ongoing conflict between the Iran-backed Houthi group and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government.
Why it matters
The escalation threatens regional stability and highlights the persistent danger of the Yemen civil war spilling over borders.
Three Saudi nationals killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport. The missile attacks come amid an escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government.
Three Saudi Arabian nationals have been killed in two attacks on the international airport in the capital, Riyadh, the country's civil aviation authority has said, after Yemen's Houthis said they had targeted the facility.
The attacks also resulted in "injuries to a number of Saudi citizens and residents of various nationalities", the General Authority of Civil Aviation said in a statement on X.
It added that the first attack on Thursday targeted the airport while the second had struck an aircraft belonging to state carrier Saudia.
One of its pilots was among those killed, the airline said in a statement.
Air traffic had returned to normal, the civil aviation authority said.
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