# Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport kill three Saudis as war escalates

https://mins.news/en/item/92885

- Reuters, 2026-10-09 09:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/houthi-strikes-riyadh-airport-killed-three-saudis-war-escalates-2026-10-09/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac8b8d778585800014659dd

> Saudi authorities said Thursday’s attacks on Riyadh airport killed three people. Yemen’s Houthi group intensified missile strikes on the kingdom and tried to close its airspace, as the war triggered by the US-Iran conflict escalated.

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