Smoke seen over aircraft at Riyadh airport after Houthi strike claim

Smoke was seen over an aircraft at Riyadh airport after Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed a strike on the facility, Reuters reported. The attack seriously damaged a Saudia Airlines plane, which caught fire at a stand, though no passengers were on board. The aircraft was hit by debris from either an intercepted missile or another projectile. The Houthis also warned energy facility staff to stay away, naming those sites as future targets. Riyadh airport continued operations, with flights arriving and departing. Turkish flights from Istanbul to Riyadh were forced to return to their departure airports on October 8. The incident follows Saudi Arabia's response to previous Houthi attacks on airports.