Houthis claim missile strike on Riyadh airport amid fresh attacks
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 11:44 · Archive
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim a new missile strike on Riyadh airport as explosions are reported across Saudi Arabia's capital.
Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed Thursday they had struck Riyadh airport with a ballistic missile. Witnesses reported several explosions across the Saudi capital, following a separate Houthi drone attack on the same airport on Wednesday that killed one person and caused flight delays.
Saudi authorities said three people were killed and 36 wounded in previous Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Abha airports this week. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed 82 Houthi military targets in retaliation. The fighting continues in Yemen.
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- Houthis claim new attack on Riyadh airport as fighting continues in YemenYemen's Houthi rebels said Thursday they had struck Riyadh airport with another ballistic missile as Saudi authorities said three people were killed and 36 wounded in previous Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Abha international airports earlier this week. The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed 82 Houthi military targets in retaliation. That comes as the fighting continues in Yemen.France 24 · 8 Oct, 10:55
- Houthi attacks on Saudi airports kill three peopleStrikes are latest escalation in conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed militants in YemenFinancial Times · 8 Oct, 10:44
- Houthis claim missile strike on Riyadh airport as explosions heard in Saudi capitalThe claim came as witnesses reported several explosions across the Saudi capital, a day after a separate Houthi drone attack on the same airport killed one person and caused flight delays that continued into Thursday.Euronews · 8 Oct, 09:29
In this story: Houthis · Saudi Arabia · Riyadh · Yemen · Abha
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