Saudi authorities say attacks on airports in Abha and Riyadh killed three people and injured 36. The General Authority of Civil Aviation reported that the deaths and injuries occurred during attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Casualties at two airports
At Abha International Airport, two women residents, one Moroccan and one Algerian, were killed, while 28 people were injured. At King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, one Sudanese national was killed and eight residents were injured, including five Saudi citizens.
The figures were released by the aviation authority. Its public account did not provide a detailed breakdown of damage or explain the circumstances of each casualty. It also did not give a full account of the effect on airport operations.
Claims and military response
Yemen’s Houthi movement said it had targeted Saudi airports. The claim is the group’s account of its operation and has not been independently verified in the information available.
Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition, said air defences intercepted a ballistic missile north of Riyadh. He also said the coalition destroyed a launch platform in Sanaa, Yemen. These details were presented by the coalition and were not independently confirmed in the available reports.
Regional security concerns
The reported strikes put civilian aviation facilities and passengers at risk as the conflict involving the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition continues. Attacks on airports can disrupt travel and raise concern among residents and foreign visitors, but the authorities’ casualty statement did not specify whether flights were cancelled or how long operations were affected.
For now, the clearest public details are the casualty totals and locations provided by Saudi aviation officials, alongside competing claims about responsibility and the military response. Further information from independent observers would be needed to establish the full sequence of events, the extent of any physical damage and the impact on airport services.
