Houthi missile kills Saudi pilot and two others at Riyadh airport

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A missile strike at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed three people, including a Saudi pilot, escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Houthis launched two attacks on the airport, one targeting infrastructure and another hitting parked Saudia Airlines aircraft. The airline confirmed the pilot's death as Hamoud Ali Al-Qalthami and reported one plane damaged. The incident follows intensified conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, who have been targeting the Riyadh airport and Abha airport. Reports of three Saudia planes catching fire remain unconfirmed by Saudi authorities.


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