# Houthis report ballistic missile strike on Riyadh airport

https://mins.news/en/item/90754

- TASS, 2026-10-08 03:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2199053

> Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, the Houthis, said it hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a ballistic missile. Spokesman Yahya Saria said air traffic stopped after the direct hit and urged international airlines to avoid Saudi airspace, which he called a “theater of war” apart from Mecca and Medina.

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