The Gulf
A Houthi strike killed 13 at the Riyadh airport.
More than 300 people were wounded at King Khalid International. A second strike hit the same airport. Saudi Arabia is asking how the missiles got through. The Houthis said Saudi bombs on Sanaa killed 10.
The Rocket News · Foreign Desk · RiyadhOctober 12, 2026 · 3 min read
CAIRO — A barrage of drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-backed Houthis hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and killed at least 13 people, wounding more than 300, the Associated Press reported. Two regional officials said Saudi Arabia has opened an investigation into how the air defenses failed. They said the Houthis sent drones first, then missiles that can change course in flight, a problem for Patriot interceptors. NBC News reported that one of the dead was an American, and that President Trump, asked about a response, said, “I think it’s terrible.”
A second strike hit the same airport. The BBC reported that Sunday’s blow killed one person, a Pakistani resident, and wounded 11. The Houthis claimed both attacks and warned airlines off Saudi airspace. On Monday, Saudi forces answered another launch from Yemen. The Houthis said Saudi-led strikes on Sanaa and the north killed 10 people and wounded 19.
I think it’s terrible.
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The photograph is fire at the terminal, smoke over the building, a jet at the right edge. It is a frame of the strike, not the investigation. The World desk files Riyadh. The Kharkiv plant is on the war page.
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