Attack on Saudi airport leaves 12 dead, dozens wounded: Report
Saudi aviation officials said 309 people were injured, and several airlines diverted or cancelled flights after the strike.
- A Houthi attack on Riyadh's international airport left at least 12 people dead and 50 wounded on Saturday, October 10, 2026, after a loud blast struck the facility.
- Repeated strikes by the Iran-backed Houthis, including Thursday's attack that killed three people, reflect intensifying conflict between the group and Saudi-supported Yemen government forces since a truce collapsed in July.
- Health officials activated a rare mass call-up of doctors to address the 'serious emergency,' while aviation authorities temporarily suspended airport operations pending damage assessment.
- American, Canadian, German, and Spanish embassies in Saudi Arabia banned staff from using the airport 'over the next week' to ensure security following the strike.
- President Donald Trump said, 'We may,' regarding joining Saudi strikes against the Houthis, as analyst Anna Jacob of the Arab Gulf States Institute warned of escalation in a 'very dangerous way.
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The situation prevailing in the Saudi capital after the successive attacks on Riyadh airport is described on protothema.gr by a Greek who lives with his family nearby.
The event occurs days after the Yemeni Houthis claimed similar attacks on the facility.
Saudi-led coalition says a projectile struck a passenger terminal at Riyadh airport
A Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said a projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, less than a day after a missile struck it and killed 12 people.
Saudi Arabia will have to respond to Houthi airport attack - but the choices are stark
By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — As Saudi Arabia reckons with the deadliest attack on its soil in more than a decade, questions swirl over how Riyadh will respond as Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis continue to wreak havoc on the kingdom. The kingdom launched a major offensive last week to support Yemeni government forces fighting the
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