Three killed, 36 injured in Houthi attacks on Saudi airports, Riyadh says
Saudi authorities said the strikes disrupted airport operations and killed civilians from several countries as the Houthis expanded attacks beyond Yemen.
- On Tuesday and Wednesday, Houthi attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport killed three civilians and injured 36, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation reported.
- Fighting between Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces intensified after the civil war re-erupted in July, prompting a counteroffensive to recapture strategic territory along the Red Sea.
- Separately, the Houthis targeted Aden International Airport with ballistic missiles and drones on Wednesday, forcing authorities to divert a Cairo flight as a missile landed near the runway.
- A Saudi-led coalition vowed retaliation, stating the attacks "will not go unpunished," and subsequently struck more than 80 Houthi military sites across Saada, Hodeidah, Jawf, and Marib.
- The conflict has displaced more than 200,000 people, with IOM Director General Amy Pope warning that many are "running for their lives and finding nowhere safe to go.
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Houthis claim new strike on Saudi airport after 3 killed
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said today that it had attacked King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh with a ballistic missile, after Saudi authorities said three people died in midweek attacks on its airports.
Three people were killed and 36 others wounded on Wednesday, 7 October, in attacks claimed by the Houthis against Saudi airports. Riyadh promises reprisals against Yemeni rebels, supported by Iran, while fighting is intensifying in Yemen, where more than 200,000 people have been displaced since the resumption of hostilities in July.
Three people were killed and 36 wounded in yesterday's Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. According to Saudi authorities, a Moroccan and an Algerian woman were killed in an attack on Abha airport, in the south of the country near the border with Yemen. A Sudanese man was killed in an attack on Riyadh airport. In response, the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen attacked 82 military targets, including a ballistic missile launch platfo…
Saudi says three dead in airport attacks claimed by Houthis
Saudi authorities said Wednesday three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom's international airports, including in the capital Riyadh, after Yemen's Houthis claimed to have fired on both transport hubs.
As clashes intensified in Yemen between Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces, attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha killed three people and injured 36. The Saudi-led coalition announced it had targeted more than 80 military locations in Yemen in retaliation.
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