Houthi ballistic missile and cruise missile attack on King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh · 10 October 2026
GACA: Attack Targets King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Operations Temporarily Suspended
- Date
- 10 October 2026 · 29 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH
- Place
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Ballistic missile, Projectile, Drone, Cruise missile
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- 13 killed · 309 injured
- Victims
- Saudi: 4 killed; Bangladeshi: 2 killed; American: 1 killed; Egyptian: 1 killed · 5 injured; Jordanian: 1 killed; Syrian: 1 killed; Palestinian: 1 killed; Sudanese: 1 killed; Nationality not stated: 303 injured; French: 1 injured
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (688 reports in all)
- GACA: Attack Targets King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Operations Temporarily Suspended
“Riyadh, October 10, 2026, SPA -- The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) stated that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked on Saturday afternoon, October 10, causing a number of injuries whose…”
- GACA Follow-up Statement on the Attack Targeting King Khalid International Airport
“Riyadh, October 11, 2026, SPA -- Further to its earlier statement regarding the attack targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, October 10, 2026, corresponding to 29 Rabi’ Al-Thani 1448H, the…”
- Politics / The Coalition: The attack on King Khalid International Airport is a terrorist act and will be responded to firmlyسياسي / التحالف: الاعتداء على مطار الملك خالد الدولي عمل إرهابي وسيتم الرد عليه بحزم (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 30 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH, corresponding to 11 October 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Major General Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the cowardly terrorist attack carried out by the Houthi militia on Saturday…”
- Coalition: Attack on King Khalid International Airport Is a Terrorist Act and Will Be Responded to Decisively
“Riyadh, October 11, 2026, SPA -- Statement by the Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki: "The cowardly terrorist attack by the Terrorist Houthi Militia on…”
- Riyadh airport attack killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more, says Saudi civil aviation agency
“- Saturday's attack prompts civil aviation authority to temporarily suspend operations at the airport - Strike follows Houthi attacks on the airport on Thursday and Wednesday that killed four people - Coalition Forces…”
- Trump ‘looking at’ airstrikes against Houthis after Riyadh airport attacks
“- US president says his administration can "move very quickly" in its decision to attack the Iran-backed militia in Yemen - White House had "just found out about" the latest attack against Saudi Arabia's King Khalid…”
- Breaking: The Coalition: • The cowardly terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport is a terrorist act and will be responded to firmly • The terrorist attack on King Khalid…#عاجل | التحالف: • الاعتداء الإرهابي الجبان على مطار الملك خالد الدولي عمل إرهابي وسيتم الرد عليه بحزم • الاعتداء الإرهابي على مطار الملك خا… (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition: • The cowardly terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport is a terrorist act and will be responded to firmly • The terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport amounts to a full-fledged war crime under international humanitarian law…”
- The Coalition: - The terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport rises to a full-fledged war crime under international humanitarian law and its customary rules and an act…التحالف: - الاعتداء الإرهابي على مطار الملك خالد الدولي يرتقي إلى جريمة حرب مكتملة الأركان بحسب القانون الدولي الإنساني وقواعده العرفية وفعل… (machine translation)
“Coalition: - The terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport amounts to a full-fledged war crime under international humanitarian law and its customary rules, and a heinous act contrary to principles, values and morals - We will respond to this terrorist attack firmly…”
- Political analyst Mubarak Al Aati: The Houthi terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport will force the Coalition to strike with an iron fist on all strongholds of the militia…المحلل السياسي مبارك آل عاتي: الاعتداء الحوثي الإرهابي على مطار الملك خالد الدولي سيجبر التحالف على الضرب بيدٍ من حديد على كل معاقل ميليشيا … (machine translation)
“Political analyst Mubarak Al Ati: The Houthi terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport will force the Coalition to strike with an iron fist on all strongholds of the Houthi militia https://t.co/QZ3iQ8upMy”
- US State Department: • We condemn the Houthi terrorist attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh • The Houthi terrorist attacks are a blatant disregard for the lives…الخارجية الأميركية: • ندين الاعتداءات الحوثية الإرهابية على مطار الملك خالد الدولي في الرياض • الهجمات الحوثية الإرهابية استهتار صارخ بأرواح… (machine translation)
“US State Department: • We condemn the Houthi terrorist attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh • The Houthi terrorist attacks are a blatant disregard for the lives of civilians and must stop immediately https://t.co/ggOdprvSip”
- International outcry grows after deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh airport
“- India has condemned the repeated attacks on King Khalid airport - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Houthi attacks must stop immediately - Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif reaffirms the country’s commitment to…”
- UN envoy to Yemen: The Houthi attack on Riyadh airport is a dangerous escalationالمبعوث الأممي لليمن: الهجوم الحوثي على مطار الرياض تصعيد خطير (machine translation)
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