Saudi Arabia says 1 dead, 11 injured in latest attack on Riyadh airport

Sunday’s strike on King Khalid International airport kills a Pakistani national.

Al JazeeraAl Jazeera Staff2026-10-12 02:11查看原文 ↗

Sunday’s strike on King Khalid International airport kills a Pakistani national.

Surveillance footage shows smoke and fire at the moment of an attack at King Khalid International airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 10, 2026 [Saudi Ministry of Media via Reuters]

A projectile has struck Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International airport, killing one person and injuring 11, according to the country’s civil aviation authority.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) identified the deceased in Sunday’s attack as a Pakistani resident and said the injured were transferred to several hospitals for medical care.

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The strike on terminals 3 and 4, which serve domestic flights, occurred a day after a Houthi missile hit the airport, killing 12 people and wounding more than 300, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

India’s embassy in Saudi Arabia said one of its citizens died on Sunday due to injuries sustained in Saturday’s attack, bringing the death toll to 13.

Following Sunday’s attack, GACA said damage assessments and safety inspections of the airport were under way.

A witness on board a taxiing aircraft at the airport told the Reuters news agency that a projectile struck the tarmac next to several parked planes at about 8:30pm (17:30 GMT) on Sunday, causing a fire.

The witness said the aircraft returned to the gate, where the passengers disembarked and were told to leave.

The Riyadh airport has been struck four times in the past five days. Houthi attacks on King Khalid airport on Thursday killed at least three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, according to GACA.

The airport has been closed since Saturday’s attack, which was the deadliest in the country since the US-Israel war on Iran began in late February.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the strikes before Sunday’s.

The airport attacks have escalated the war in Yemen and threaten to draw in the US military. US President Donald Trump says he is weighing whether to join the fight against the Houthis.

The escalation puts further pressure on global oil supplies and prices, as well as on commercial shipping through the Bab al-Mandeb strait off the Yemeni coast, a crucial alternative waterway to the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump had said he intends to speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is seeking help against the Houthis, but there were no signs on Sunday that the US president had followed up on his claim.

There are fears that US intervention could prompt the Houthis to halt shipping through Bab al-Mandeb, further restricting the flow of oil out of the Gulf.

The rebels seized key areas along the strait last month. The Saudi-led coalition, backing forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government, has been trying to seize them back.

周日对哈立德国王国际机场的袭击造成一名巴基斯坦公民死亡。

监控录像显示，2026年10月10日，沙特阿拉伯利雅得哈立德国王国际机场发生袭击事件时，现场出现浓烟和火焰。[沙特媒体部 via 路透社]

据沙特阿拉伯民航局消息，一枚飞行物击中了沙特阿拉伯的哈立德国王国际机场，造成一人死亡，11人受伤。

巴基斯坦民航总局（GACA）确认周日袭击事件中的死者为巴基斯坦居民，并表示伤者已被送往多家医院接受治疗。

也门政府军称其部队正在向胡塞武装推进（共3条记录，此为第1条）。

问题 2（共 3 个）：为什么胡塞武装的导弹能够突破沙特阿拉伯的防空系统？

伊朗敦促沙特阿拉伯在胡塞武装升级袭击后继续采取外交手段（共3项，此为第3项）。

此次袭击的目标是服务于国内航班的 3 号和 4 号航站楼。此前一天，胡塞武装的一枚导弹袭击了该机场，造成 12 人死亡，300 多人受伤。这是沙特领导的联军在也门与伊朗支持的胡塞武装作战时所采取的行动。

印度驻沙特阿拉伯大使馆表示，一名印度公民周日因周六袭击事件中受伤而去世，死亡人数上升至 13 人。

周日袭击事件发生后，沙特民航总局表示，机场的损失评估和安全检查工作正在进行中。

一名在机场滑行飞机上的目击者告诉路透社，周日晚上 8 点 30 分左右（格林尼治标准时间 17:30），一个物体击中了停机坪上几架停放的飞机旁边的地面，引发了火灾。

目击者称，飞机返回登机口，乘客下机后被告知离开。