Riyadh Airport Attack Kills at Least 12, Saudi Arabia Says; Trump Says US "May" Join War Against Houthis

By Trending9ja Staff • October 11, 2026 • 3 min read

Photo: Al Jazeera / Reuters

Saudi Arabia says the Houthis killed at least 12 people and wounded about 300 in an attack on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, 10 October, the third attack on the airport that week, according to Al Jazeera. Victims included four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, and one each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt. Saudi authorities called it the deadliest attack on the kingdom in more than a decade.

Asked whether the US would join the war against the Houthis, Trump said: "We may. We're gonna look at it," calling the attack "terrible" and saying he would speak to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman soon. Marco Rubio said an American was killed and called for an end to "these reprehensible attacks". UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was "deeply shocked", and UN envoy Hans Grundberg called strikes on civilian airports "a grave escalation".

Egypt, Qatar, Pakistan, Jordan, India, Japan, Canada and Malaysia condemned the attack, while Oman urged restraint. Al Jazeera's report says Saudi Arabia accused the Houthis but does not report a claim of responsibility by the group.

Sources: Al Jazeera: World condemns attack