Tuesday, October 13, 2026 - Saudi Arabia's energy minister on Monday said the country had been tested but would mount a "serious" response after a string of attacks on Riyadh's international airport by Yemen's Houthis that left 18 people dead.
"The events of recent weeks are serious. Our response
must be equally serious," Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman told the WPC Energy
Congress in Riyadh.
On Saturday, Houthi strikes killed 13 people and wounded
hundreds at King Khalid International Airport, the deadliest attack on Saudi
soil in more than a decade.
The Houthis said they launched the attacks in retaliation
for "brutal Saudi aggression" against areas they control in western
Yemen.
Four people died in earlier attacks on Wednesday and
Thursday, and another was killed on Sunday. Operations remained suspended at
the sprawling airport on Riyadh's outskirts on Monday.
CCTV footage released by Saudi authorities showing
Saturday’s attack captured Muslim pilgrims dressed in religious garments
waiting in departure lounges before a sudden flash ripped through the building,
sending burning debris crashing down.
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