Yemen and the Red Sea

OSINT613 reports a ballistic missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh

ATTACK
Location
King Khalid International Airport (مطار الملك خالد الدولي), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (OSM airport node ±5 km; impact point on apron/facilities unpublished)
Actors
Saudi Arabia
Importance
Standard

OSINT613 posted at 22:40 UTC on 9 October 2026 preliminary reports that a ballistic missile struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh minutes earlier, noting that air-raid sirens were not activated. Separately, Houthi-run Al-Masirah cited FlightRadar data showing renewed flight disruption at the same airport with 81 cancellations in the early hours of Saturday 10 October. This pin is distinct from the Saudi GACA-confirmed twin attacks on the airport dated 8 October (already live). No official Saudi confirmation of a 9 October impact and no named perpetrator in the OSINT613 post were retrieved in this pass; published as an unverified claim.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Preliminary reports: ballistic missile struck King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, FlightRadar: renewed disruption at King Khalid Airport Riyadh; 81 flights cancelled

OSINT613 preliminary report plus Al-Masirah FlightRadar disruption tally; no GACA/SPA confirmation of a 9 October strike retrieved in this pass. Distinct from 8 October GACA twin-attack event.