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Three Saudi nationals, including a Saudia Airlines pilot named Captain Hamoud Ali Alkalthami, were killed and several others injured when two attacks occurred at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday. Multiple airlines, including Lufthansa Group, IndiGo, Air India, and Akasa Air, temporarily suspended flights to Riyadh due to security concerns. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for the attacks using cruise missiles and ballistic missiles against airports in Riyadh and Najran, as well as an airbase in Khamis Mushait.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia on October 6-7, resulting in the deaths of three civilians, including two women from Algeria and Morocco, and injuries to 36 others. The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed the strikes but did not specify the responsible party, while Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said they used ballistic missiles and drones for the attacks. This escalation marks a significant increase in tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis, with Riyadh warning that such actions will not go unpunished.
Written for “Yemen War Houthi Attacks” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 22 other(s) covering the same event.
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said on Friday that three Saudi nationals were killed and several people were injured in two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday.
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people → say → Thursday
In a statement on X, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said the first attack targeted airport facilities, while the second struck an aircraft belonging to Saudi state carrier Saudia.
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second → say → Saudia
The injuries ranged from minor to severe, and the attacks caused material damage, it said, adding that airport operations had resumed and air traffic had returned to normal.
Separately, the kingdom’s national carrier confirmed that a Saudia Airlines pilot was killed, and an aircraft was damaged at Riyadh airport.
“It is with profound sadness that Saudia announces the passing of Captain Hamoud Ali Alkalthami,” the Saudi flag-carrier said in a statement, citing an “incident” at King Khalid International Airport.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) also temporarily suspended its flight operations to Riyadh, citing the “situation in the Middle East”.
PIA’s decision follows similar moves by several other airlines, including Lufthansa Group and three Indian carriers, which suspended flights to Riyadh on Thursday.
A Lufthansa spokesperson told Reuters that the German group’s airlines would suspend flights to the Saudi capital until October 16, citing “current developments in the Middle East”.
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airlines → range → East
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, said it had cancelled all flights to and from Riyadh until Oct 9.
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it → say → Oct
Air India and Akasa Air also told Reuters that they had cancelled flights to and from the Saudi capital until October 10.
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they → tell → October
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they had attacked the airport with two cruise missiles.
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they → align → missiles
The group also said it had targeted an airport in the southwestern city of Najran, a claim Saudi authorities have not confirmed, and an airbase in Khamis Mushait with ballistic missiles.
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authorities → say → missiles
The Houthis say they are targeting the kingdom over its support for government forces in Yemen’s reignited civil war.
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they → say → war
Saudi Arabia says it is backing an offensive by Yemen’s UN-recognised government to take back territory from the Houthis.
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it → say → Houthis
The latest confirmed casualties come after Saudi authorities said on Wednesday that three people were killed in earlier strikes this week on Riyadh airport and Abha airport in the southwest of the country.
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people → confirm → country
A thick black column of smoke and flames rose from Riyadh airport in a video verified by Reuters.
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column → rise → Reuters
A witness and three people briefed on the matter said a stationary commercial plane had caught fire and caused the smoke, though the fire was later put out.
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fire → brief → smoke
After loud booms echoed across Riyadh on Thursday morning, several multinational firms in the King Abdullah Financial District told staff to work from home or evacuated employees, according to people familiar with the matter.
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firms → echo → matter
Diplomats were instructed to shelter in place at their embassies, and at least one international school sent children into a basement for safety.
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school → instruct → safety
The conflict, now an overspill of the US-Iran war, has stoked further upheaveal in a region already destabilised by the wider war, and threatens to draw other states into mountain fighting.
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conflict → stoke → fighting
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