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Attack hits Riyadh airport
Clarín, DW and Infobae reported an attack on Riyadh airport on 11 October 2026.
Casualty figures had not been confirmed by two independent sources at the time of publication.
Infobae, Clarín and DW attribute it to Ansar Allah (Houthis). Terrorism Portal has not independently established responsibility.
The sources consulted present it as an attack by Ansar Allah (Houthis) without calling it terrorism; Terrorism Portal does not classify it as such on the basis of these reports.
Ansar Allah (Houthis) is on the UN Security Council sanctions list for Yemen.
Confirmed facts
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Middle East) Corroborated
- Event date
- 11 October 2026 As reported
- Type of event
- Attack on an airport Corroborated
- Deaths
- No figure confirmed by two independent sources Not established
- Injured
- No figure confirmed by two independent sources Not established
- Responsibility
- Attributed to Ansar Allah (Houthis) by Infobae, Clarín and DW Attributed
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 4
Context
Absolute monarchy and the largest economy in the Gulf, custodian of Islam's two holiest mosques. Has led a military coalition in Yemen since 2015 and has been the target of Houthi missile and drone attacks. Historically a target of al-Qaeda and Islamic State attacks.
Terrorism Portal's dossier “Yemen: Conflict, Terrorism and Regional Power Projection” provides background on this subject.
How this report was verified
How this report was produced: Terrorism Portal's monitoring system identified the event in 4 independent sources, retrieved the original article of at least one of them and checked that they agree on place, date and type of event. Details reported by a single source are not included as facts.
Sources consulted
- Petróleo sube tras ataques hutíes a Arabia Saudita
- Arabia Saudita intercepta nuevo ataque de misiles hutíes
- Los hutíes amenazaron con lanzar nuevos ataques contra aeropuertos de Arabia Saudita: “Son objetivos potenciales”
- Arabia Saudí intercepta nuevo ataque de misiles hutíes y otras noticias
- Hutíes acorralan a Arabia Saudita: ¿hasta dónde escalará la ofensiva y qué hará EE. UU.?
- EEUU recomienda a sus ciudadanos que reconsideren viajar a Arabia Saudí por la guerra de Yemen
- Arabia Saudita intercepta ataque hutí tras operación en Saná
- Los hutíes reivindicaron nuevos ataques contra Aramco y el aeropuerto de Riad
- La coalición eleva a 19 muertos y 364 los heridos en ataques hutíes contra Arabia Saudí
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