{
  "id": 13607131,
  "title": "Riyadh airport attack kills at least 12, Saudi officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/riyadh-airport-attack-kills-at-least-12-saudi-officials-say",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T00:54:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/10/11/riyadh-airport-attack-kills-at-least-12-saudi-officials-say/238616"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At least 12 individuals were killed and 309 others sustained injuries following a strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on October 11, according to Saudi civil aviation officials. A diplomatic source attributed the attack to Yemen’s Houthis, though the kingdom’s authorities refrained from naming the group. Four Saudi nationals, two Bangladeshis, one US citizen, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, one Palestinian, and one Sudanese were among the casualties. Some of the wounded were reported as being in critical condition. The attack prompted Saudi health officials to activate a mass call-up of doctors to handle the \"serious emergency situation.\" Foreign embassies urged their citizens to avoid the airport, with several warning staff against using it for the following week. Operations at the airport were suspended post-attack, and the extent of damages were still being assessed. The Saudi-led international coalition battling the Houthis in Yemen claimed a projectile landed near another Saudi airport in Dammam earlier that day. US President Donald Trump suggested the US might join Saudi strikes against the Houthis following the incident. The civil war in Yemen reignited in July after a truce collapsed, escalating tensions in the Middle East and impacting oil supplies and global markets.",
  "summary": "RIYADH, Oct 11 — At least 12 people were killed and 309 others wounded yesterday in a strike on Riyadh’s int...",
  "key_points": [
    "At least 12 killed, 309 injured in Riyadh airport strike on October 11",
    "Attack attributed to Yemen’s Houthis, Saudi authorities unnamed group",
    "Saudi health officials mobilize doctors amid critical injuries"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "A Saudi Arabia under attack could dictate the timing of a war against Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/a-saudi-arabia-under-attack-could-dictate-the-timing-of-a-war-against",
        "published": "2026-10-11T00:25:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Saudi coalition vows decisive response to Houthi airport attack that killed 12, injured 309",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/saudi-coalition-vows-decisive-response-to-houthi-airport-attack-that",
        "published": "2026-10-11T02:38:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "PM Shehbaz condemns Houthi attack on Saudi airport that killed 12, wounded over 300",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pm-shehbaz-condemns-houthi-attack-on-saudi-airport-that-killed-12",
        "published": "2026-10-11T03:26:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "No Malaysian casualties reported in latest Saudi airport incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/no-malaysian-casualties-reported-in-latest-saudi-airport-incident",
        "published": "2026-10-11T03:46:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "‘Completely unacceptable’: India condemns attack on Saudi's Riyadh airport that killed 12",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/completely-unacceptable-india-condemns-attack-on-saudis-riyadh",
        "published": "2026-10-11T04:05:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "India condemns 'dastardly' attacks on Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport that killed 12",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/india-condemns-dastardly-attacks-on-saudi-arabias-riyadh-airport-that",
        "published": "2026-10-11T04:08:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Pakistan demands UNSC action to halt Houthi strikes on Saudi infrastructure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pakistan-demands-unsc-action-to-halt-houthi-strikes-on-saudi",
        "published": "2026-10-11T04:19:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}