Sunday 11 / October / 2026
At least 12 people were killed and hundreds were injured in an attack on Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
"King Khalid International Airport was targeted by an attack, amid continued attacks targeting civilian aviation facilities in the kingdom," the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said in an initial statement.
Hours later, the authority announced that 12 people had been killed, including four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, one American, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, one Palestinian and one Sudanese national.
At least 309 others were injured in the attack, the aviation authority said, adding that "all injured individuals are receiving the necessary medical care at several hospitals."
Operations at the airport had been suspended until further notice.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen also announced that "a projectile" had also landed near King Fahd International Airport in the eastern city of Dammam.
Coalition vows to respond
On Sunday, the Saudi-led military coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government accused the Houthis of carrying out the deadly attack on Riyadh's international airport. The coalition vowed to respond "decisively."
In a statement, coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki described the attack as a "war crime" and vowed the coalition "will respond decisively to this terrorist attack."
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump called the attack on Riyadh's international airport "not acceptable."
He also told reporters that he will speak with Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
When asked if the US might get involved, Trump responded, "We'll find out."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States strongly condemns recent attacks on Saudi Arabia, confirming that an American citizen was killed in the strikes.
"These reprehensible attacks demonstrate a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life. They must stop now," Rubio wrote on X.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was "deeply shocked" by the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport.
"Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are a violation of international law," Guterres said. "These attacks must cease immediately."
What do we know about the Riyadh attack?
A Saudi official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press that many people were wounded after a missile hit a passenger terminal.
The AFP news news agency also reported that a number of people were injured, citing a local medical source who also spoke on the condition of anonymity.
"ER doctors are being called to hospitals across Riyadh," the source told AFP. "We were told we are dealing with a 'serious emergency situation'. Injured are being moved to hospitals across Riyadh."
Several Western embassies in Riyadh, including those of Germany, the United States, Canada and Spain, urged citizens to avoid the airport.
The US embassy said it was "aware of attacks" at the airport. Spain's embassy referred to a "new attack" by the Houthi rebels in Yemen while Canada's embassy warned of "ongoing military activity."
