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  "id": 13448399,
  "title": "Dozens injured in Houthi attack on Riyadh airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/dozens-injured-in-houthi-attack-on-riyadh-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T15:39:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/kuwait-airways-cancels-flights-and-riyadh-embassies-warn-citizens-stay"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dozens of people were injured in an attack on Riyadh's international airport, with at least five in intensive care, according to a medical source cited by Middle East Eye. The attack, which was attributed to Yemen's Houthi rebels, prompted the evacuation of travelers from parts of the facility and the deployment of over a dozen ambulances.\n\nThe airport was closed due to the security situation, with flights to and from Riyadh cancelled or diverted. Kuwait Airways, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways were among the airlines that cancelled flights, with some cancellations extending into Monday. The airport urged passengers to contact their airlines directly and check their flight status before heading to the airport.\n\nThis incident is part of an escalation of missile strikes by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia, which has resulted in several attacks on Riyadh's airport this week, killing four people and damaging an aircraft. The Saudi government and civil aviation authority have not issued a statement on the incident.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Sanaa airport hit by four air strikes, large blast heard at Riyadh airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/sanaa-airport-hit-by-four-air-strikes-large-blast-heard-at-riyadh",
        "published": "2026-10-10T13:19:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Riyadh airport attacked again and evacuated as explosions rock the Saudi capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/riyadh-airport-attacked-again-and-evacuated-as-explosions-rock-the",
        "published": "2026-10-10T13:55:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Loud blast heard at Riyadh airport as airlines cancel more flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/loud-blast-heard-at-riyadh-airport-as-airlines-cancel-more-flights-13434303",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:12:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Loud blast heard at Riyadh airport as airlines cancel more flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/loud-blast-heard-at-riyadh-airport-as-airlines-cancel-more-flights",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:19:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Riyadh airport urges passengers to confirm flight status before departure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/riyadh-airport-urges-passengers-to-confirm-flight-status-before",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:27:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Riyadh airport attacked again, loud blast heard two days after Houthi strike kills 3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/riyadh-airport-attacked-again-loud-blast-heard-two-days-after-houthi",
        "published": "2026-10-10T14:32:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Loud blast heard at Riyadh airport as airlines cancel more flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/loud-blast-heard-at-riyadh-airport-as-airlines-cancel-more-flights-13441536",
        "published": "2026-10-10T15:08:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Multiple people wounded in blast at Riyadh airport, say eyewitnesses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/multiple-people-wounded-in-blast-at-riyadh-airport-say-eyewitnesses",
        "published": "2026-10-10T15:46:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Evacuations and injuries reported at Riyadh airport after another alleged Houthi attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/evacuations-and-injuries-reported-at-riyadh-airport-after-another",
        "published": "2026-10-10T15:48:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Blast at Riyadh airport prompts evacuation, travel warning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/blast-at-riyadh-airport-prompts-evacuation-travel-warning",
        "published": "2026-10-10T16:01:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Multiple people wounded in blast at Riyadh airport, say eyewitnesses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/multiple-people-wounded-in-blast-at-riyadh-airport-say-eyewitnesses-13477681",
        "published": "2026-10-10T17:33:26.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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