Houthi missile hits Riyadh airport, wounding five

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Yemen's Houthi rebels struck Riyadh's international airport with a missile on Saturday, wounding at least five people critically and forcing the facility's closure, intensifying Middle East tensions. Kuwait Airways canceled two flights to and from Riyadh citing the airport's closure, while Germany, Canada, and Spain advised citizens against traveling through the facility. A medical source reported dozens wounded, mostly Saudis, with some evacuated by helicopter. The attack follows days of escalating Houthi strikes on Saudi airports and oil facilities, killing three people Wednesday. Iran-backed Houthis also claimed control of Bab el-Mandeb strait, as Russia relayed Iran's position on ending the war to the US.


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