Houthi ballistic missile and bombing / ied attack on Place not stated · 8 October 2026
GACA: Two Attacks Target King Khalid International Airport Facilities and a Saudia Aircraft
- Date
- 8 October 2026 · 27 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH
- Place
- Place not stated
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Bombing / IED
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (15 reports in all)
- GACA: Two Attacks Target King Khalid International Airport Facilities and a Saudia Aircraft
“Riyadh, October 09, 2026, SPA -- The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced that on Thursday, October 8, 2026, King Khalid International Airport was targeted by two attacks. The first attack targeted the…”
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- At least twelve killed, multiple people wounded in attack on Riyadh airport
“At least twelve people were killed in an attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, including an Egyptian flight attendant, according to a medical source at a local hospital. Earlier this week,…”
- Houthis strike Riyadh's main airport with ballistic missiles, warn airlines over Saudi airspace
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