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Attack hits La Meca airport
Infobae, France 24 and DW reported an attack on La Meca airport on 24 October 2026.
Casualty figures had not been confirmed by two independent sources at the time of publication.
According to Infobae and France 24, Ansar Allah (Houthis) claimed 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
- La Meca, Saudi Arabia (Middle East) Corroborated
- Event date
- 24 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
- Claimed by Ansar Allah (Houthis), according to Infobae and France 24 Attributed
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 5
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 5 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
- Arabia Saudí acusa a los hutíes de lanzar misiles contra La Meca y Medina
- Los hutíes reivindican ataques contra Arabia Saudita, pero niegan tomar como blanco La Meca y Medina
- Arabia Saudita acusa a hutíes de lanzar misiles contra La Meca y Medina
- Arabia Saudita reabre dos terminales del aeropuerto de Riad mientras los hutíes amenazan con nuevos ataques
- Dos heridos por fragmentos de misiles hutíes interceptados en el suroeste de Arabia Saudí
- El rally Dakar 2027 se correrá fuera de Arabia Saudí por los ataques de los hutíes
- El rally Dakar 2027 se disputará fuera de Arabia Saudí por los ataques de los hutíes
- El Rally Dakar no se correrá en Arabia Saudí en 2027 debido a los ataques hutíes
- Los hutíes del Yemen reivindican tres ataques con misiles contra objetivos en Arabia Saudí
- Líder hutí acusa a Arabia Saudí de matar a más de 562 civiles desde inicio de la escalada
+ 5
- Cancelan el rally Dakar en Arabia Saudita debido a los ataques de los hutíes
- Miembros del pacto de La Meca se reúnen en Irán para evitar escalada ante ataques hutíes
- Los aliados del pacto de La Meca viajan a Irán en un nuevo intento de evitar la guerra
- Riad intercepta dos misiles tras un ataque contra refinería reivindicado por los hutíes
- Arabia Saudita bajo fuego hutí: ¿pero dónde están sus aliados?
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