# Missiles hit Aden airport as Saudi-led coalition intercepts missile bound for Yanbu

https://mins.news/en/item/103836

- Reuters, 2026-10-16 22:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/missiles-hit-aden-airport-saudi-led-coalition-intercepts-missile-headed-yanbu-2026-10-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad2aa2181b9480001ba5dc5

> Missiles struck Aden International Airport in southern Yemen on Friday. A Saudi-led military coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile headed for Yanbu, a Red Sea city and key Saudi oil hub that provides an export route avoiding the Strait of Hormuz.

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