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Attack hits Riyadh airport
France 24, Hindustan Times and Dawn reported an attack on Riyadh airport on 13 October 2026.
Casualty figures had not been confirmed by two independent sources at the time of publication.
The sources consulted did not establish who was responsible.
The sources consulted present it as an attack 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
- 13 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
- Terrorism Portal does not attribute responsibility without verifiable evidence Not established
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 3
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
Method: 3 independent sources were compared. The original article of at least one of them was retrieved, and only facts on which at least two of them agree are given as facts; claims are attributed to those who make them.
Sources consulted
- French embassy in Riyadh tells citizens to avoid Saudi airports targeted by Houthis
- Houthis attack Riyadh: Saudi minister stops during speech as missile warning echoes across hall
- Houthis warn of ‘painful’ response as Saudis strike Yemen fuel sites
- Saudi Aramco HQ attacked in suspected Houthi strike
- Video | Saudi Arabia’s Aramco Facility Hit In Reported Houthi Attack, Smoke Billows From Site
- Live: Saudi Arabia reports Aramco building hit and four wounded in Houthi missile attacks
- Saudi Arabia says Houthi attacks sparked Aramco fire, wounded 4 in Riyadh
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