Houthis warn airlines and passengers not to use Saudi Arabian airports after deadly Riyadh attack

Smoke and flames seen at King Khalid airport in Riyadh, 8 Oct

Saturday's attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh is the latest in a spate of attacks on Saudi Arabia.

On 8 October, the same airport was subject to two attacks that killed three Saudi Arabian nationals, the civil aviation authority said.

It added that the first attack on Thursday targeted the airport while the second had struck an aircraft belonging to state carrier Saudia. Yemen's Houthi group said it attacked the airport with cruise missiles.

There were also attacks at two other Saudi airports on the 6 and 7 October.

Two were killed and 28 wounded in an attack at Abha International Airport, the civil aviation body said on Wednesday. Another person was killed at King Khalid airport in Riyadh. Authorities did not confirm which attack took place on which day.