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  "id": 13829748,
  "title": "[UPDATED] One dead, 11 wounded in Sunday attack on Riyadh airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/updated-one-dead-11-wounded-in-sunday-attack-on-riyadh-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T23:37:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1553389/updated-one-dead-11-wounded-sunday-attack-riyadh-airport"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Houthi attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Sunday resulted in one death and 11 injuries, the Saudi civil aviation authority reported. The attack came a day after a deadly strike that killed at least a dozen people in the kingdom, marking the deadliest assault on Saudi soil in over a decade. The Houthis, an Iran-backed group, claimed multiple strikes over the past 24 hours, including on the airport and threatened to continue targeting the country's transit hubs, describing them as a \"theater of operations for our forces.\" The Saudi-led coalition reported that a projectile struck the airport, causing a fire, and that anti-aircraft defenses intercepted a nearby missile. The airport's closure was extended by 24 hours until 9:00 PM GMT on Monday, with damage assessment ongoing. Other airports, including Dammam, also reported attacks. The UN and world leaders condemned the attack, while witnesses described chaos and serious injuries.",
  "summary": "RIYADH: A fresh Houthi strike hit Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, a day after an attack claimed by the Yemeni group killed at least a dozen people and forced authorities to suspend operations there.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/riyadh-airport-attack-1-killed-11-injured-after-houthis-launch-strike",
        "published": "2026-10-12T01:25:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Top Nato commander set to issue warning to Russia over any attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/top-nato-commander-set-to-issue-warning-to-russia-over-any-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-12T01:49:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Top NATO commander set to issue warning to Russia over any attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/top-nato-commander-set-to-issue-warning-to-russia-over-any-attack-13854914",
        "published": "2026-10-12T02:20:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Riyadh airport hit again in fresh Houthi strike, 1 Pakistani killed, 11 wounded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/riyadh-airport-hit-again-in-fresh-houthi-strike-1-pakistani-killed-11",
        "published": "2026-10-12T02:51:44.000Z"
      }
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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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