Authorities respond to fire at Riyadh airport terminal hit by "unidentified projectile"

Yemen's Saudi-led coalition has announced on Sunday that authorities were responding to a fire that broke out at Terminal 4 of King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh after being targeted by an "unidentified projectile", according to the Saudi Press Agency.

In a post from the news agency on social media platform X, the coalition also noted that air defence systems intercepted and destroyed cruise missiles launched in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport.

The statement came a day after an attack on the airport killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300 others.

Coalition: Unidentified Projectile Hits Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport, Authorities Respond to Fire.#SPAGOV

— SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) October 11, 2026

Coalition: Air Defense Intercepts and Destroys Cruise Missile in Vicinity of King Khalid International Airport.#SPAGOV

— SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) October 11, 2026