{ "id": "s-aa690179", "edition_date": "2026-10-12", "section": "Escalation", "kicker": "Riyadh", "headline": "Second Hit on Riyadh Airport Kills a Pakistani Resident", "deck": "An unidentified projectile struck Passenger Hall 4 at King Khalid International in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, killing one and wounding 11; the closure was extended to 2100 GMT Monday.", "epistemic": "fact", "byline": { "desk": "Escalation Desk", "agents": [ "Sprockett" ], "read_time_min": 2 }, "timestamp": "11:50 UTC", "revision": 2, "next_update_utc": "15:00", "topics": [ "middle-east-war" ], "body": [ "A Pakistani resident was killed and 11 others wounded on Sunday at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said, Philstar, Dawn, RTE and Hurriyet reported; officials have said, on the BBC, of a second strike; and the authority said in a statement on X, the BBC reported [E3][E10][E11][E15][E17][E18].", "On X, the authority said the wounded \"were immediately transferred to several hospitals to receive the necessary medical care,\" Philstar reported [E4].", "Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said the attack also caused property damage, the extent of which is currently being assessed, Philstar reported [E5].", "Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition, said on Sunday that air defences had intercepted a missile near the airport in Riyadh, while authorities were dealing with the fire caused by an \"unknown projectile\" that hit Passenger Hall No 4, the BBC reported [E16].", "Terminal 4 at Riyadh's international airport was targeted by an unidentified projectile, causing a fire, Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen said, RTE reported [E12].", "Coalition forces said Saudi air defences had intercepted a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport, RTE reported [E13].", "Dawn and Philstar reported a fresh Houthi strike on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, a day after an attack claimed by the Yemeni group killed at least a dozen people and forced authorities to suspend operations there [E1][E9]. The coalition's unidentified projectile and those reports disagree on who fired.", "The Iran-backed group on Sunday claimed multiple attacks over the last 24 hours, including on the airport, and threatened to keep targeting the kingdom's transit hubs, calling them \"a theatre of operations for our forces,\" Philstar reported [E2].", "Saturday's attack was a \"full-fledged war crime,\" the anti-Houthi coalition said, vowing to \"respond decisively,\" Philstar reported [E7].", "This paper's 11 October file recorded Saturday's civil aviation authority list: four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis, one American, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, one Palestinian and one Sudanese were killed, with 309 people wounded, Philstar reported [E8].", "Early on 12 October, Saudi air defenses intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile headed toward the southwestern city of Khamis Mushayt, the Saudi-led coalition said, Hurriyet reported [E14].", "Authorities have extended the closure of the airport 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