# Yemen’s Houthis attack Aden airport; Saudi forces down missile near Riyadh

https://mins.news/en/item/89173

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-07 06:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/yemens-houthis-attack-aden-airport-saudi-forces-down-missile-near-riyadh?traffic_source=rss

> Yemen’s government says the Houthis fired at least two ballistic missiles and several drones at Aden International Airport, with one missile landing near the runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was due to arrive. Saudi Arabia says it intercepted and destroyed another Houthi missile north of Riyadh as fighting intensifies in Yemen.

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