{
  "id": 13889380,
  "title": "Former US official: Houthis used Iranian missiles in King Khalid airport attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/former-us-official-houthis-used-iranian-missiles-in-king-khalid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T06:07:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/cam8lonk9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has experienced its second attack in two days. A Saudi military spokesman stated on Sunday that a projectile struck the airport, while the country’s civil aviation authority confirmed that the incident resulted in injuries and a fire in a passenger terminal. This strike follows a Saturday attack that reportedly killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others.\n\nYemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for the recent wave of assaults, stating they launched drones and both ballistic and cruise missiles at the airport within a 24-hour period. Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree claimed that oil installations and Dammam Airport were also targeted. Saree vowed to continue escalating operations inside Saudi Arabia and warned that airports across the kingdom could be attacked, excluding Mecca and Medina. The group linked these actions to Saudi Arabia’s support for government forces in the Yemeni civil war and an alleged Saudi air strike on Sanaa International Airport.\n\nAndrew Milburn, a former US Central Special Operations deputy commander, stated that the Houthis utilized Iranian-made missiles during the attack on King Khalid International Airport, according to Ajel English.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nippon.com News",
        "title": "Japan Foreign Chief Condemns Houthis for Saudi Airport Attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/japan-foreign-chief-condemns-houthis-for-saudi-airport-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-12T04:48:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Japan Foreign Chief Condemns Houthis for Saudi Airport Attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/japan-foreign-chief-condemns-houthis-for-saudi-airport-attacks-13883340",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:10:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Yemen urges accountability for Houthis after King Khalid airport attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/yemen-urges-accountability-for-houthis-after-king-khalid-airport",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:46:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Saudi airport hit again as Houthis escalate attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/saudi-airport-hit-again-as-houthis-escalate-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-12T06:03:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}