# Deadly Saudi airport strikes mark major Middle East escalation

https://mins.news/en/item/96525

- NBC News, 2026-10-12 13:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/deadly-saudi-airport-strikes-mark-major-mideast-escalation-rcna602922

> Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched multiple strikes on Riyadh’s airport over the weekend, killing 13 people and wounding hundreds. By Monday, fears of an intensifying conflict were growing in Saudi Arabia.

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