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Three people have been killed and dozens wounded after attacks targeted two international airports in Saudi Arabia, as fighting between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and Houthi forces intensifies.
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport were attacked on Tuesday and Wednesday. An Egyptian and an Algerian national were killed at Abha airport, while a Sudanese national died in Riyadh. Authorities said 36 people were wounded.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for several attacks, including firing a ballistic missile towards King Khalid International Airport. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the missile targeted the airport and disrupted air traffic.
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The Saudi-led military coalition said the missile was intercepted and later announced that it had destroyed the ballistic missile launch platform used in the attack.
The coalition also blamed Houthi forces for attacks on civilian infrastructure and said it carried out retaliatory strikes against 82 military targets. It said the targets included ballistic missile facilities, command centres, communications systems and Houthi positions.
The Houthis also claimed attacks on Abha airport and King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait.
In Yemen, missiles and drones were also reported near Aden International Airport. Yemen’s state-run Saba news agency said one missile landed near the runway shortly before a flight from Cairo was due to arrive. The aircraft was diverted to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
The latest attacks come as Yemen’s internationally recognised government continues a counter-offensive against the Houthis, who control large parts of the country’s northwest.
The conflict returned to large-scale fighting in July after a four-year ceasefire. More than 200,000 people have been displaced since then, the United Nations says.
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Yemen’s government says its forces have regained strategic areas near the Red Sea and the port city of Mocha. The Houthis dispute those claims, while military sources contacted by AFP have not confirmed major territorial changes.
Fighting in western Yemen also killed at least 62 combatants on Wednesday, according to military sources from both sides.
Saudi Arabia has led a coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government against the Houthis since 2015. The renewed fighting has deepened Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, with much of the population still dependent on humanitarian assistance.
