Geopolitics · Sunday, 11 October 2026
Twelve killed in Houthi strike on Riyadh airport as Trump weighs joining Saudi counterattack

Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority says twelve people were killed and 309 injured in the latest of a string of missile and drone strikes this month on Riyadh's King Khalid airport, attacks Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed. After the strike, Trump said he would "take a look" at joining Saudi strikes on the Houthis and plans to call the Saudi crown prince. This paper had reported earlier this week that strikes on the Riyadh and Abha airports had killed three and injured 36.
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