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Dead after attack on airport in Saudi Arabia
The Houthis from Yemen repeatedly attack civilian targets in Saudi Arabia. Now injuries and one death are reported after an attack on the airport in Dammam. The USA announced that
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Conflict with Houthi militia dead after attack on airport in Saudi Arabia As of: October 22, 2026 • 9:50 a.m
The Houthis from Yemen repeatedly attack civilian targets in Saudi Arabia. Now injuries and two deaths are reported after an attack on the airport in Dammam. The USA announced that it would withdraw diplomatic staff.
Authorities have reported eight injuries and two deaths following an attack on an airport in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority also reported damage to Dammam Airport in the east of the country on the Persian Gulf. Flights to Dammam were diverted during the night, but the airport has since resumed operations. The Saudi-led military coalition also said four drone strikes were intercepted in the region.
The Iran-backed Houthis have not yet commented on the attack. However, the airport had already been the target of a major wave of attacks by the Houthi militia.
In another attack on Wednesday, two people were killed in Saudi Arabia by debris from a downed Houthi drone, the state news agency SPA reported. The air defense shot down the drone that was heading towards the Schaiba oil field of the state-owned company Aramco.
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The Shiite Houthis have recently repeatedly attacked the neighboring Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Yemen with drones, rockets and cruise missiles. There were deaths and injuries, including at the airport in the capital Riyadh. Saudi Arabia, in turn, is allied with the internationally recognized government in Yemen and is attacking the Houthis there.
The US has now ordered the withdrawal of some of its diplomatic staff from Saudi Arabia. Non-urgent US government employees and their family members are affected. US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott justified the move with the Houthi militia's increasing attacks on civilian targets.
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