The Houthis have claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia's defense ministry, Aramco facilities, and airports. Saudi-led coalition reported downing four drones over Riyadh and Medina. The Houthis reported deaths in an attack on King Fahd International Airport.
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The Houthis have claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia's defense ministry, Aramco facilities, a…: The Houthis have claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia's defense ministry, Aramco facilities, and airports.
The Saudi-led coalition reported downing four drones over Riyadh and Medina.: The Saudi-led coalition reported downing four drones over Riyadh and Medina.
The Houthis reported deaths in an attack on King Fahd International Airport.: The Houthis reported deaths in an attack on King Fahd International Airport.
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Houthis claim attacks on Saudi defence ministry, Aramco facilities and airports
22 October 2026 13:50 BST
The Houthis have claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia's defence ministry in Riyadh, Saudi oil giant Aramco's facilities in Yanbu as well as Abha International Airport, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, in the last 24 hours.
Saudi authorities reported earlier that two people were killed in the attack on King Fahd airport.
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki reported that his forces had downed four drones over Riyadh and Medina.
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