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Plane billows smoke at Riyadh airport as Houthis escalate attacks

Global Published 8 October 2026, 21:12 · archived 8 Oct 2026

RIYADH/DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthis escalated their campaign of strikes against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, trying to shut down the kingdom’s airspace and oil facilities with missile fire that has killed three people this week. The group said it had struck Riyadh airport, where witnesses saw smoke billowing from a plane, and it warned workers to stay away from energy plants. Saudi officials said debris from an intercepted missile had hit a kindergarten and medical complex. Lufthansa and Air India said they were suspending flights to Riyadh after Houthi attacks. The Houthis say they are targeting the k...

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