Houthi missile strikes on Riyadh airport kill three Saudis as war escalates

Houthi missile strikes on Riyadh airport killed three people on Thursday, Saudi authorities said Friday, as the Iran-aligned group escalated attacks on the kingdom and sought to shut down its airspace amid a widening war tied to the US-Iran conflict. The strikes also injured several people and damaged a Saudia Airlines plane. The attack led many airlines to cancel flights to the Saudi capital days before it is due to host a major meeting of global oil chiefs. Saudi airstrikes hit Houthi targets in Sanaa overnight, and the Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed three missile launch platforms and warned of a firm response to attacks on civilians. Yemen's civil war has emerged as a fierce front in a regional conflagration triggered by the US and Israeli attack on Iran on February 28. The Houthis have fired on Red Sea shipping, and Saudi Arabia is seeking assistance from Pakistan and Turkey to help ward off attacks.