Saudi-Houthi war LIVE: Riyadh airport struck again, third attack in 4 days amid flaring tensions

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility in a televised speech for Saturday’s attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others.

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: India on Sunday strongly condemned repeated attacks by Houthi rebels on the international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital, including the latest strike that killed a dozen people and injured 11 Indians, and called for an immediate end to civilian infrastructure across the region.

The Indian side also expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the defence of the country’s sovereignty against the backdrop of an escalation in attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels as the war in West Asia expands. This was the third attack on the King Khalid international airport over the past week.

“We strongly condemn the repeated attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport over the past few days, including the dastardly attack on October 10, which have led to loss of lives, injuries and damage to property,” the external affairs ministry said in a statement that did not name anyone for the attacks.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: After Saturday's attack on Riyadh airport, US President Donald Trump said he was evaluating whether the U.S. should join Saudi strikes against the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen.

“We may. We’re going to look at it,” Trump said of intervening. “We just found out about the recent attack. So we’ll make a decision. We move very quickly.”

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Two blasts were heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday, AFP journalists and three residents said, a day after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis attacked the city's airport, killing 12 people and wounding hundreds.

AFP journalists heard a powerful explosion in central Riyadh, while three residents in the city's north later reported hearing another blast.

The cause of the explosions was not immediately clear.

"The birds went into a frenzy after the sound. The whole house shook," a resident in Al-Aarid neighbourhood in northern Riyadh told AFP.

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Day after an alleged Houthi attack on Riyadh airport left 12 dead, Yemen's Sanaa International Airport has reportedly come under attack on Sunday.

Yemen's Houthi-run Al ​Masirah TV accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the attack on the airport in the capital city, Reuters reported.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Houthi on Sunday threatened new attacks on the Saudi airports, except for the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, warning passengers not to travel.

"The airports and airspace are exposed to targeting and constitute a theatre of operations for our forces," military spokesman Yahya Saree wrote on X.

The strike came in a week when the group intensified its attacks on the Saudi capital's King Khalid International Airport, where three people were also killed on Thursday, as well as other key targets in the world's top crude oil exporter.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces in Yemen said the kingdom’s main airport in Riyadh was hit by an unknown projectile on Sunday, causing a fire.

A passenger terminal at the King Khalid airport was struck, the coalition said.

The extent of damages were unclear at the time of the statement’s release, as was the origin of the attack.

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The Riyadh airport remains shut day after an attack killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Saudi-led coalition said on Sunday that it thwarted an attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as a cruise missile was shot down.