# Middle East crisis live: Houthis warn passengers against using Saudi airports after deadly Riyadh attack

https://mins.news/en/item/95085

- The Guardian, 2026-10-11 08:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/11/saudi-arabia-riyadh-airport-houthis-yemen-attack-blockade-trump-latest-news-updates

> The Houthis warned travellers and airlines against using Saudi airports, saying airports and airspace were exposed to attack, while exempting Mecca and Medina. Saudi officials said the strike on Riyadh airport killed at least 12 people and injured 309. Donald Trump said he was weighing whether the US would join Saudi strikes against the Houthis.

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