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New attack hits Riyadh airport, says Saudi coalition

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On Sunday, Riyadh airport faced an attack by unidentified projectiles, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The coalition stated that a fire broke out at Terminal 4 and air defenses intercepted a cruise missile near the airport. Residents reported hearing explosions and seeing emergency services responding to the scene. The incident follows a similar attack on Saturday that killed 12 people, marking an escalation in Yemen's ongoing conflict.

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As of October 16, 2026, UN Security Council strongly condemned "escalatory" attacks by Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia, including deadly strikes on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. The airport has faced at least 20 attacks since early October; the latest attack on October 10 killed 17 people and injured 333 others, according to Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Additionally, an earlier attack on Abha International Airport on October 6-7 killed two women (one Moroccan and one Algerian) and wounded 28 others. The increased Houthi aggression has raised concerns over threats to global shipping routes and critical Middle East infrastructure, with Tim Lenderking, former U.S. special envoy for Yemen, warning that the Houthis are now operating more independently of Iran's control, posing a significant danger beyond just regional conflicts.

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Saturday’s attack on Riyadh airport was a sharp escalation in the Yemen war, where Saudi Arabia backs the internationally recognised government against the Houthis, who captured swathes of Red Sea coastline in a lightning offensive last month.

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🔮 The official said the decision would be “reviewed on a daily basis”.

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New attack hits Riyadh airport, says Saudi coalition · assertive framing

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Riyadh airport came under fresh attack on Sunday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said, a day after a strike blamed on the group killed 12 people. asserted

strike → come → people

Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said an unidentified projectile struck Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport, causing a fire, and that the relevant authorities were responding at the scene. asserted

authorities → say → scene

He added in a post on X that air defences had “intercepted and destroyed” a cruise missile near the airport. asserted

defences → add → airport

Earlier, AFP journalists heard a powerful explosion in central Riyadh, while three residents in the city’s north later reported hearing another blast. “The birds went into a frenzy after the sound. asserted

birds → hear → sound

The whole house shook,” a resident of the Al-Aarid neighbourhood in northern Riyadh told AFP. asserted

resident → shake → AFP

Residents also said they saw ambulances heading towards the airport, which lies in the northeast of the capital. asserted

which → say → capital

A Riyadh Metro official told AFP that the capital’s authorities had suspended transit service to two of the three stations serving the airport. asserted

authorities → tell → airport

The official said the decision would be “reviewed on a daily basis”. asserted

decision → say → basis

who → back → offensive

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