{
  "id": 13876684,
  "title": "Saudi airport passenger terminal is struck again, a day after 12 were killed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-airport-passenger-terminal-is-struck-again-a-day-after-12-were",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261012/saudi-airport-passenger-terminal-is-struck-again-a-day-after-12-were-killed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A projectile struck a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday, just a day after a missile attack killed 12 people, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Houthis claimed responsibility for all the attacks. One Pakistani national was killed, and 11 were injured in the latest assault on the domestic terminal complex. The airport has been closed since Saturday's deadliest missile attack in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war started, leaving over 300 others wounded, some critically. The intensifying conflict threatens to draw the U.S. into the war, with President Donald Trump reportedly considering joining the fight against the Houthis.",
  "summary": "CAIRO (AP) — A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people , the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said. The Houthis claimed responsibility for those attacks and others. Saudi authorities said one person, described as a Pakistani national, was killed, and 11…",
  "key_points": [
    "Projectile strikes King Khalid International Airport passenger terminal",
    "12 killed in previous missile attack on Sunday",
    "Houthi rebels claim responsibility for both attacks"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The repeated targeting of Riyadh's primary aviation hub escalates the regional conflict and increases the likelihood of direct American military involvement in the ongoing struggle against Houthi rebels.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Saudi airport passenger terminal is struck again, a day after 12 were killed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-airport-passenger-terminal-is-struck-again-a-day-after-12-were-13879081",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:19:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Saudi airport passenger terminal is struck again, a day after 12 were killed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-airport-passenger-terminal-is-struck-again-a-day-after-12-were-13879991",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}