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Houthi attacks kill three at Saudi airports
The strikes bring Yemen’s war into civilian air travel and regional transport.
The strikes bring Yemen’s war into civilian air travel and regional transport.
Three people died and 36 were injured when attacked two Saudi airports, bringing Yemen’s war into civilian air travel. Abha airport, near the Yemen border, was hit first. in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s main international gateway, was hit next. The Houthis said they used drones and in response to and the .
Saudi officials said they destroyed 82 Houthi targets in Yemen. The attacks show that the Houthis are targeting more than border and army sites. They are also striking places used for travel and business. Travelers and airport workers could face tighter checks and canceled or delayed flights. Saudi strikes could also worsen the cycle of attacks and harm to civilians.
targeted Abha International Airport and Riyadh’s , killing three people and injuring 36. The strikes extended the Yemen conflict’s effects into Saudi , and flights at King Khalid were temporarily halted.
After the airport attacks, the reported destroying 82 . The reported response extended the beyond the airports and back into Yemen. The development indicated that Saudi authorities were treating the strikes as part of the wider rather than as an isolated aviation incident.
The Houthis presented the attacks as for in Yemen and the continuing . Their public account described attacks involving drones and ballistic missiles against both airports. Those claims established the group’s stated intent, while Saudi and independent reporting primarily verified the locations and human toll.
Saudi civil aviation authorities documented casualties at both airports and said the injured were taken for medical treatment. The attacks placed a regional airport near the and Riyadh’s major international gateway in the same incident sequence. The reported strikes raised immediate concerns about , and protection of .
A second attack struck in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital and its . GACA said a Sudanese resident was killed and eight people were injured, including Saudi, Egyptian and Pakistani residents. The Houthis claimed responsibility and said drones and a were used, while independent reporting confirmed the casualties and target, not all details of the weapons.
in southwestern Saudi Arabia, near the Yemen border, was attacked on October 6. Saudi Arabia’s said two female residents, from Morocco and Algeria, were killed and 28 people were injured, with injuries ranging from minor to serious. claimed they used drones and , but the weapons claim was not independently verified.