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Attack on Riyadh airport kills at least 2
At least 2 people were killed and at least 8 were injured in an attack on Riyadh airport on 21 October 2026, according to Infobae, France 24 and La Vanguardia.
Infobae, Milenio and France 24 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
- 21 October 2026 As reported
- Type of event
- Attack on an airport Corroborated
- Deaths
- At least 2 Corroborated
- Injured
- At least 8 Corroborated
- Responsibility
- Attributed to Ansar Allah (Houthis) by Infobae, Milenio and France 24 Attributed
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 9
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 9 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
- Estados Unidos ordenó evacuar al personal diplomático no esencial de Arabia Saudita por la escalada de la guerra en Yemen
- EE.UU. retira a personal diplomático no esencial de Arabia Saudí por escalada de ataques
- EU retira personal diplomático no esencial de Arabia Saudita por ataques hutíes
- Un muerto y 8 heridos en un ataque a un aeropuerto internacional de Arabia Saudí
- Los hutíes reivindican ataques a sede ministerial en Riad, a Aramco y aeropuertos saudíes
- Arabia Saudita evacúa la sede de Aramco tras nuevos ataques de los hutíes y se dispara el precio del petróleo
- La mayor petrolera del mundo evacuó a su principal refinería por los ataques hutíes mientras sube el precio del barril de crudo
- La Eurocámara pide que la UE considere a los hutíes como organización terrorista
- Los hutíes reivindican ataques al Ministerio de Defensa, la refinería de Yanbu y aeropuertos en Arabia Saudí
- Aramco evacúa su sede en Arabia Saudita tras ataques hutíes contra el reino
+ 12
- Los hutíes redoblan los ataques contra Arabia Saudí
- Houthi attacks on Saudi sites claim four more lives
- Al menos dos muertos y seis heridos en ataques de la coalición liderada por Arabia Saudí, según un portavoz hutí
- U.S. orders some diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
- Oil hits near six-month high as Houthi attacks rattle Saudi Arabia
- España condena "enérgicamente" los "inaceptables e indiscriminados" ataques de los hutíes contra Arabia Saudí
- Coalition air defenses down missile bound for Riyadh amid ongoing Houthi attacks
- Se dispara el precio del petróleo tras nuevos ataques hutíes contra Arabia Saudita
- Los hutíes reivindican 7 ataques contra infraestructura civil y energética de Arabia Saudí
- ‘Pillar of our home’: UP man killed in Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia
- Houthis claim 'phases' of attacks on Saudi airports, oil pipelines
- El Parlamento de Egipto autoriza el envío de tropas a Arabia Saudí a propuesta del presidente Al Sisi
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