Houthi missile attack targets Saudi capital Riyadh for third day in a row

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh, as Houthis say they targeted the King Khalid airport.

Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport: Saudi Arabia vows resilience

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen has said its forces intercepted another ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as the city reels from attacks that have killed at least 14 people in recent days.

In a statement on X, Turki Al-Maliki, the spokesperson for the coalition, said the Houthis fired one ballistic missile at Riyadh and two towards Khamis Mushait, a city in the southwest.

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All three were “intercepted and destroyed”, he said.

Residents of Riyadh reported several powerful explosions on Monday night, moments after a text message to their phones warned of an aerial threat.

The Houthis, who control Yemen’s most populous areas, including the capital, Sanaa, said their target in Riyadh had been King Khalid International airport.

Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesman, said the group had also sent a drone towards a military airbase at Khamis Mushait, near the Yemeni border. He again warned international airlines and travellers “against operating flights to airports” in Saudi Arabia, except in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, saying the facilities were “unsafe”.

The renewed attacks came as King Khalid International airport in Riyadh remains closed after a Houthi attack on Saturday that killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 300 others. Another strike on Sunday killed one person and wounded 11.

Saudi authorities said the airport would remain closed until this Saturday, and airlines have canceled flights. The Houthis have also struck Saudi oil facilities.

The attacks come as the Houthis fight forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government for control of the country. The Saudi-led coalition has carried out an air campaign against the Houthis and backed the government’s ground forces. The fighting erupted amid regional tensions set off by the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.

Speaking at an energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud said the attacks on airports over the last week have tested the kingdom’s resilience.

“The events of recent weeks are serious,” the minister said. “Our response must be equally serious.” He added that Vision 2030, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plan to diversify the Saudi economy, “must continue. Investment must continue”.

Saudi authorities have meanwhile opened an investigation into why the country’s air defences failed to stop the barrage, according to two regional officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. An initial inquiry found that the Houthis first launched several drones to clear a path for a mix of cruise and ballistic missiles, which then reached the airport, the officials said.

The Houthis possess ballistic missiles with warheads that can change direction in flight, posing a challenge to the Patriot interceptors and other systems the Saudis rely on.

One official told AP that investigators also wanted to know why the defences had not given earlier warning of an attack in which missiles and drones flew more than 1,000km, or 620 miles, to reach Riyadh.

US President Donald Trump separately criticised the Houthis but gave no indication that Washington would intervene. “Well, the Houthis are misbehaving very badly. No good,” he told reporters when asked what he planned to do about the group.

A Houthi official warned that US involvement would bring retaliation.

“If the US becomes involved in the aggression against Yemen, we will not deliberate over the decision to respond; rather, there will be a swift and painful response targeting the US and all its interests in the region,” Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, told the AFP news agency.

Al-Bukhaiti also warned “all employees and workers at Saudi oil facilities and airports to stay away from these sites, as they have become legitimate targets”.

The attacks have put events scheduled in Riyadh this month under pressure, including the kingdom’s flagship investment conference and the WPC Energy Congress, where several top oil executives were dropped from the programme.

The United Arab Emirates’s national carrier Etihad Airways announced on Monday that it was cancelling all flights to and from Riyadh until next week. It also suspended flights to Dammam and Jeddah.

Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air said it, too, was cancelling all Riyadh flights until Saturday.

US operator Delta announced it would delay the launch of direct flights from Atlanta to Riyadh, scheduled for October 23.

沙特阿拉伯称拦截了一枚射向利雅得的弹道导弹，而胡塞武装则称其目标是哈立德国王国际机场。

胡塞武装导弹袭击利雅得机场：沙特阿拉伯誓言应对

在也门作战的沙特阿拉伯领导的联军表示，其部队拦截了胡塞武装向沙特首都利雅得发射的另一枚弹道导弹。近日，利雅得遭受袭击，至少 14 人丧生。

联军发言人图尔基·马利基在一份声明中表示，胡塞武装向利雅得发射了一枚弹道导弹，并向西南部城市哈米斯穆沙伊特发射了两枚弹道导弹。

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他说，这三架飞机都被“拦截并摧毁了”。

周一晚间，利雅得居民报告称发生数起强烈爆炸，此前不久，他们的手机收到了一条警告空中威胁的短信。

控制着也门人口最稠密地区（包括首都萨那）的胡塞武装表示，他们在利雅得的目标是哈立德国王国际机场。

胡塞武装发言人叶海亚·萨里表示，该组织还派出一架无人机袭击了位于也门边境附近的哈米斯穆沙伊特的一个军事空军基地。他再次警告国际航空公司和旅客“不要飞往沙特阿拉伯的机场”，但麦加和麦地那这两座圣城除外，称这些机场“不安全”。

在胡塞武装周六袭击利雅得哈立德国王国际机场，造成至少13人死亡、300多人受伤后，该机场仍处于关闭状态。就在此时，又发生了新的袭击事件。周日发生的另一起袭击造成1人死亡、11人受伤。

沙特当局表示，机场将关闭至本周六，各航空公司已取消航班。胡塞武装还袭击了沙特石油设施。

此次袭击发生之际，胡塞武装正与也门国际公认政府的武装力量争夺国家控制权。沙特领导的联军对胡塞武装发动了空袭，并支持政府军的地面部队。这场冲突爆发于美国和以色列对伊朗发动战争引发的地区紧张局势之中。

沙特阿拉伯能源大臣阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·萨勒曼·阿勒沙特亲王在利雅得举行的一次能源会议上表示，过去一周发生的机场袭击事件考验了沙特王国的韧性。

这位部长表示：“近几周发生的事件十分严重，我们的应对措施也必须同样严肃。” 他补充说，王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼旨在实现沙特经济多元化的“2030愿景”计划“必须继续推进，投资必须继续”。

据两名不愿透露姓名的地区官员向美联社透露，沙特当局已就该国防空系统为何未能阻止此次袭击展开调查。初步调查发现，胡塞武装首先放飞了数架无人机，为随后击中机场的巡航导弹和弹道导弹扫清障碍。

胡塞武装拥有弹头可在飞行中改变方向的弹道导弹，这对沙特阿拉伯所依赖的爱国者拦截器和其他系统构成了挑战。

一位官员告诉美联社，调查人员还想知道，为什么防御部门没有更早地发出导弹和无人机飞行超过 1000 公里（620 英里）到达利雅得的袭击警告。

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普单独批评了胡塞武装，但没有表示华盛顿会进行干预。“胡塞武装的行为非常恶劣，很不好。”当被问及他打算如何处置该组织时，他这样告诉记者。

一名胡塞武装官员警告说，美国的介入将招致报复。

胡塞武装政治局成员穆罕默德·布海提告诉法新社：“如果美国卷入对也门的侵略，我们将毫不犹豫地做出回应；相反，我们将迅速而痛苦地反击，目标是美国及其在该地区的所有利益。”

布海提还警告说，“沙特石油设施和机场的所有员工和工人远离这些地点，因为它们已经成为合法的攻击目标”。

此次袭击给本月在利雅得举行的多项活动带来了压力，其中包括沙特王国的旗舰投资会议和世界石油大会，多位石油高管被取消了参加世界石油大会的资格。

阿联酋国家航空公司阿提哈德航空周一宣布，将取消所有往返利雅得的航班，直至下周。同时，该公司还暂停了飞往达曼和吉达的航班。

巴林国家航空公司海湾航空也表示，将取消所有飞往利雅得的航班，直至周六。

美国达美航空公司宣布将推迟原定于10月23日开通的亚特兰大至利雅得直航航线。