Missile strikes passenger terminal at Riyadh airport and many are wounded, official says
At least 225 flights were canceled as authorities assessed damage and wounded passengers after the strike, while several airlines suspended service.
- A missile struck a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, October 10, 2026, injuring multiple people and forcing the temporary suspension of airport operations.
- Iran-Aligned Houthi rebels have targeted the facility repeatedly this week; Thursday's strikes killed three people and damaged aircraft, marking an extraordinary escalation.
- Flight-Tracking sites reported at least 225 cancellations over the past 24 hours, while health officials activated a rare mass call-up of doctors to treat the wounded, with five in intensive care.
- The United States, Canada, Germany, and Spain advised their citizens to avoid the airport, citing "ongoing military activity" and security concerns affecting operations.
- President Donald Trump said he is being briefed on the attack and is evaluating whether the United States should join Saudi strikes against the Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen.
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The NewsSeveral people were wounded in another likely Houthi attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, the third strike this week on the gateway to Saudi Arabia’s capital. Earlier attacks killed four people. Flights were canceled or diverted, and airport operations were suspended.Hours of silence and speculation in the aftermath added to a sense of fear in Saudi Arabia and across the region. Rumors of injuries circulated …
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The activity of the airport in Riyadh was suspended after an attack on behalf of the pro-Iranian Houthi militias, the attack that was fought with dozens of wounded, some of whom are in serious condition, informs AFP, reading diplomatic and medical sources. Doctors were called from home urgently to care for the injuries, and the Western embassies recommended...
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