Houthis Hit Riyadh Airport for Second Day, Injuring Many as Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Operations

Houthis Hit Riyadh Airport for Second Day, Injuring Many as Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Operations

Yemen's Houthi group struck King Khalid Airport in Riyadh for a second straight day, injuring many people and forcing Saudi authorities to suspend airport operations. A separate airport was also attacked, according to the Houthis.

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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group said it attacked King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a second day in a row on October 10, 2026 [259979]. A separate airport was also attacked, according to the Houthis [259979].

Video from inside King Khalid Airport showed debris scattered across a terminal. The ceiling, columns, signs and interior design matched archived images of Terminal 3 [259979]. A regional official confirmed to media that Terminals 3 and 4 were struck [259979].

Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority said airport operations were suspended after the attack, which left many people injured [259979]. The authority did not say how many people were hurt or how badly, and did not say who carried out the attack [259861]. Flights and airport operations were not immediately described by officials [259861].

The attack follows a strike on Monday, when Saudi Arabia said King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was attacked. The civil aviation authority said it was assessing damage at the airport [259943]. The Houthi group claimed it carried out strikes on aviation and oil facilities, saying it targeted Riyadh airport and Aramco sites [259943]. There was no immediate word on casualties or the extent of the damage [259943].

The strikes mark a further escalation in the air campaign across Yemen, where Saudi-led airstrikes hit Sanaa International Airport on Tuesday, Houthi-run media reported [259868]. The strike damaged airport operations in the Houthi-held capital, according to the Houthi media outlet [259868]. There was no immediate comment from the Saudi-led coalition [259868].

Sanaa airport is located in Yemen's capital, which the Houthi movement has controlled since 2014. The airport has been a repeated target during the conflict [259896]. The reported attack marks a further escalation in the air campaign across Yemen [259868].

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