Houthis claim new missile attack on Riyadh airport as Saudi reports three dead in strikes
October 8, 2026 at 08:43 AM · Updated 8d ago
15 reports · 13 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 14 hours
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Three people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say
(opens the publisher’s site)Houthi forces claimed a fresh missile attack on Riyadh's King Khalid airport, a day after Saudi authorities reported three killed in airport strikes.
- The Houthis on Thursday announced a new ballistic missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
- Saudi civil aviation said three people were killed and 36 wounded in attacks on Abha and King Khalid airports on 6–7 October.
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the strikes, which also targeted Aden airport, responded to 60 Saudi airstrikes in the previous 24 hours.
- A Saudi-led coalition official said the attacks "will not go unpunished" after the coalition targeted more than 80 Houthi military sites.
- The Houthis also claimed to have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance drone during the same wave of attacks.
- Al-Azhar condemned the attacks on the two airports as a criminal act under Islamic law and international norms.
- Saudi civil defense said falling debris from an intercepted Houthi ballistic missile damaged a kindergarten and a medical clinic in Riyadh.
- The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two missiles aimed at Riyadh and one toward Khamis Mushait.
- Egypt's ambassador to Saudi Arabia visited injured citizen Mohamed Abdullah Abu El-Nil, who is receiving hospital care for a right foot injury requiring surgery.
- Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab states reportedly condemned the continued attacks on Saudi Arabia, including strikes on Abha and King Khalid airports.
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said two Egyptians were injured in the attack on King Khalid airport, one released from hospital and the other stable.
- The Abha attack killed two residents of Moroccan and Algerian nationality and wounded 28, while the Riyadh attack killed a Sudanese resident and wounded eight.