Airport Horror Caught On Camera

Newly released security video shows the exact moment a missile slammed into a crowded terminal at one of Saudi Arabia’s busiest airports, sending travelers running for their lives.

Story Snapshot

Saudi Media Ministry released CCTV footage showing the strike hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
The first attack killed 12 to 13 people and injured more than 300, Saudi authorities said.
Attacks on the airport continued for several days, killing a Pakistani resident and later three Saudi citizens, including an airline pilot.
Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for the strikes, which Saudi officials called part of an escalating conflict.

Video Captures Terminal Strike

The Saudi Media Ministry released footage on a Monday showing the moment a strike hit King Khalid International Airport’s passenger terminal the previous Saturday. The video captures the impact and shows passengers fleeing the terminal in panic. Saudi civil aviation authorities said the strike killed at least 12 people and injured 309 others, including travelers and airport workers from several countries.

Victims included four Saudi nationals, two people from Bangladesh, and one person each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, according to the Saudi civil aviation authority. Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the attack struck a passenger terminal and caused casualties among both civilians and airport staff.

Death Toll Climbs Over Days of Attacks

The airport was hit again the next day. Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said a Pakistani resident died in that second strike, which came less than 24 hours after the first attack killed 13 people and injured 308 others. A projectile struck the same passenger terminal, forcing authorities to extend flight suspensions as emergency crews worked to clear the area.

Days later, Saudi aviation officials reported a new round of attacks. Three Saudi citizens died, including an airline pilot, after strikes hit both the airport and a Saudia Airlines plane. Officials said several people “of different nationalities” were wounded in that incident. The first of the two strikes hit airport facilities, while the second struck the parked aircraft directly.

Houthi Rebels Claim Responsibility Amid Yemen War

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed credit for the airport attacks, saying they launched missiles in response to airstrikes on Sanaa’s airport that they blamed on the Saudi-led coalition. The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation did not initially name a responsible party for some of the strikes, even as Houthi officials publicly took credit for them.

The strikes mark a sharp escalation in the renewed war between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and the Iran-backed Houthi movement. The Saudi-led coalition, which has fought the Houthis in Yemen for years, said its air defenses engaged incoming threats during the string of attacks. Saudi Arabia has signaled it may respond with a “decisive” military answer to the continuing strikes.

Saudi-released footage shows an explosion hitting Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport as Umrah pilgrims queued to board. Authorities reported 12 deaths and 309 injuries; AnsarAllah claimed the strike.

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How Casualty Figures Get Built During Conflicts

Researchers who study wartime casualty reporting note that death tolls in active conflicts typically come together from a mix of government statements, hospital records, witness accounts and media reports rather than a single official count. That pattern fits the Riyadh attacks, where figures shifted from 12 to 13 deaths in the initial strike and climbed further as officials confirmed additional victims from the following days’ attacks.

For readers trying to follow a fast-moving story, the shifting numbers reflect how governments update counts as information arrives, not confusion about whether the attacks happened. Saudi authorities have consistently confirmed deaths and injuries after each strike, even as the full toll across the multi-day assault on King Khalid International Airport continued to grow with each new report.