SAUDI ARABIA
October 8, 2026 · 03:02 UTC
Correction
The headline below has been corrected.
We first published“Iran attacked two airports in Saudi Arabia and killed three people there on Wednesday”
We named Iran as the attacker. Yemen's Houthis claimed the attacks; Iran backs them.
Corrected October 8, 2026 · the source for this correction →
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed attacks on two Saudi airports that killed three people and wounded 36
Saudi authorities said Wednesday three people were killed and 36 wounded in attacks on Abha and Riyadh’s King Khalid international airports claimed by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. The Saudi-led said it destroyed the ballistic missile launch platform used to attack Riyadh, as fighting with the Houthis intensified across the region.
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