### [2026-10-11](/feed/2026/10/11/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Houthis launch an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire, killing one person and injuring multiple people. 

An 'unidentified ⁠projectile' struck a passenger terminal Riyadh’s international airport, causing a fire.


### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/11/iran-war-live-12-killed-in-riyadh-us-weighs-joining-fight-against-houthis) [Image](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-11T133451Z_158209492_RC211OAHP5D3_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-SAUDI-AIRPORT-1791730284.jpg?resize=1200%2C675)
2. [Sky News](https://news.sky.com/story/middle-east-latest-at-least-12-killed-and-hundreds-injured-in-riyadh-airport-missile-attack-as-trump-says-us-to-look-at-joining-saudi-strikes-on-houthis-13509565?postid=12620706&dcmp=snt-sf-twitter#liveblog-body)

### Changes:

1. Houthis fire a missile on terminal 4 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire.  _2026-10-11 18:14:08 (First version)_
1. Houthis launch an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire, killing one person and injuring multiple people.  _(Current version)_

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