# Attacks expose Saudi Arabia’s biggest weakness

https://mins.news/en/video/98694

- BBC News, 2026-10-13 20:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBaB8NO0Mzs

> Several recent strikes have hit the international airport in Riyadh. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have claimed responsibility, saying they are targeting Saudi Arabia for supporting government forces in Yemen’s civil war. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has vowed a “serious” response. The report asks how missiles reached the airport without interception and whether Europe could face a similar attack.

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