# Houthis claim Riyadh airport attack as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capital

https://mins.news/en/item/92452

- The Guardian, 2026-10-09 02:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/09/riyadh-airport-flights-suspended-houthis-claim-attack

> Yemen’s Houthis say a ballistic missile struck Riyadh airport, badly damaging a plane and prompting airlines to halt flights to the Saudi capital. They provided no evidence, and Saudi Arabia has not commented on the claim, though it confirmed three people were killed in airport strikes earlier this week.

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