An attack on Riyadh's international airport left 12 people dead and more than 300 wounded on Saturday, according to Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation.
In a statement, the authority said four Saudi nationals were among those killed in the attack on King Khalid International, alongside two Bangladeshis, one American, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, one Palestinian, and one Sudanese.
"The attack also left 309 others injured, including individuals in critical condition," the statement continued, adding that the wounded were being treated at several hospitals.
Turki Al-Maliki, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition forces, said that the attack had been carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels and that it had targeted a passenger terminal. He vowed that the coalition forces would "respond decisively."
Al-Maliki reported on Sunday that coalition forces had also intercepted and destroyed a "ballistic missile" in Al-Kharj Governorate launched by the Houthis.
"A drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern Province," he added later.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested that the US could join Saudi strikes against the Houthis following the attack.
"We may. We're going to look at it," he told reporters. "We just found out about the recent attack, so we'll make a decision. We move very quickly."
'Dangerous escalation'
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the attack a "dangerous escalation" as she warned that such moves by Iran's proxies were "pushing the region into a spiral of violence."
"They are destabilizing crucial global transport and energy nodes with shockwave sent through the world," she said, adding: "We stand in solidarity with Saudi Arabia and its people."
It comes days after three people were killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh's international airport on Thursday.
Several witnesses reportedly said people at King Khalid International were being evacuated on Saturday, as the airport called on passengers to check their flight status.
One witness reported hearing an explosion while waiting to board, while another said they saw a strike that had wounded people.
"I was on gate 403," one witness told the AFP news agency. "I saw 401 hit, I saw injured in front of my eyes. Everyone was running."
The US, Canadian, German and Spanish embassies in Saudi Arabia warned nationals to avoid the airport following reports of the attack.
According to flight-tracking site Flightradar24, all flights to Riyadh have been either diverted or cancelled.
Meanwhile, Kuwait Airways said it cancelled two flights in and out of the Saudi capital, citing a "security situation".
"Kuwait Airways announces that flight KU775 from Kuwait to Riyadh and flight KU776 from Riyadh to Kuwait have been cancelled today, Saturday, October 10, 2026, due to the closure of the airport as a result of the security situation," read a statement posted online.
Several airlines, including Air India, FlyDubai, Lufthansa Group and Pakistan International Airlines had already suspended flights to and from Saudi airports following the attack on Thursday. The Houthis had warned global airlines about facing possible consequences for continuing to operate in Saudi airspace.
Saudi Arabia's airports, oil facilities and tankers are often the target of Houthi attacks, as fighting in Yemen between the rebel group and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces continues to escalate.
