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KKIA 10 Oct attack: fatalities rise to at least 13 after injured Indian dies (Embassy/GACA)

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ATTACK
Location
King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh (airport ±5 km; impact point unpublished)
Actors
Saudi Arabia · Houthis
Importance
Standard

Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said the 10 October 2026 attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured 309, some critically. Relays had listed the dead as four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, and one national each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan. On 11 October the Embassy of India in Riyadh said an Indian national who had been injured in the 10 October attack later died; Gulf News and other outlets reported the toll as at least 13. The embassy also said it was assisting the family and following 11 injured Indian nationals in Saudi hospitals. Earlier the same day as the attack, WSJ citing Saudi officials said Terminal 3 was directly hit.

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Footage circulating of interior damage at Terminal 3, King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, after the 10 October ballistic strike; not independently geolocated in this pass.

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Footage from inside King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, showing extensive damage after the reported Houthi ballistic missile strike on 10 October 2026; not independently geolocated in this pass.

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  • Fatalities: Best 13 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: GACA via DropSite: 12 killed, 309 injured at KKIA 10 Oct, GACA via Clash Report: 12 killed, 309 injured KKIA; nationalities listed, SpectreMonitor: GACA 12 killed 309 injured KKIA, Indian Embassy Riyadh: Indian national injured in 10 Oct KKIA attack has died, Riyadh airport attack: Indian national dies; Embassy confirms assistance; toll at least 13 · GACA initially said 12 killed on 10 October; India's Embassy in Riyadh said on 11 October that an Indian national injured in that attack later died, bringing the reported toll to at least 13 (Gulf News and other relays).
  • Injuries: Best 309 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: GACA via DropSite: 12 killed, 309 injured at KKIA 10 Oct, GACA via Clash Report: 12 killed, 309 injured KKIA; nationalities listed, SpectreMonitor: GACA 12 killed 309 injured KKIA · GACA said 309 people were injured, some critically, in the 10 October KKIA attack. Earlier AFP/FT hospital tallies are superseded by this official total.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: GACA via DropSite: 12 killed, 309 injured at KKIA 10 Oct, GACA via Clash Report: 12 killed, 309 injured KKIA; nationalities listed, SpectreMonitor: GACA 12 killed 309 injured KKIA, Indian Embassy Riyadh: Indian national injured in 10 Oct KKIA attack has died, Riyadh airport attack: Indian national dies; Embassy confirms assistance; toll at least 13

GACA official 12 killed / 309 injured via multiple relays; Indian Embassy Riyadh confirms one injured Indian later died (11 Oct), raising reported fatalities to at least 13. Terminal 3 hit remains WSJ/Saudi officials; Houthi attribution from earlier WSJ/officials.