Arab Coalition: 17 people died in the Houthis' attack on the airport in Riyadh in October

The Arab Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, announced that 17 people lost their lives and 333 people were injured in 20 attacks carried out by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on the King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh with ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) between 7-11 October.

Arab Coalition Spokesperson Major General Turki al-Maliki gave information about the Houthis' attacks on the country at a press conference held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Stating that the Houthis are "a terrorist organization with ballistic missiles and UAVs", Maliki emphasized that civilians, including those who came to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, were affected by the attacks of the Houthis.

Maliki stated that the Houthis gained access to advanced technologies with the support of some actors in the region.

Stating that "cowardly terrorist attacks" were carried out on civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia, Maliki stated that the Houthis targeted the Medina-i Münevvere region with a cruise missile today.

Stating that the Houthis threaten regional and international security and stability with their attacks on Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Maliki said, "The Houthis must immediately stop terrorist attacks on civilian areas. They use civilian areas in Yemen and the country's resources for war purposes." he said.

1104 missile and 1135 UAV attacks against Saudi Arabia were detected

Stating that the Houthis targeted dozens of airports, ports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, Maliki said, "The Houthis' brutal attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia threaten regional security." he said.

Stating that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was targeted 20 times by the Houthis, Maliki said, "10 of the attacks carried out between 7-11 October were carried out with ballistic missiles and 10 with UAVs. 17 people lost their lives and 333 people were injured in these attacks." he said.

Reminding that a total of 19 civilians have died and 364 people have been injured in the Houthis' attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia, Maliki said, "Coalition forces have detected 1,104 missile and 1,135 UAV attacks against Saudi Arabia to date." he said.

"127 missile depots belonging to the Houthis were destroyed"

Maliki stated that warplanes affiliated with the Arab Coalition bombed missile depots belonging to the Houthis in Yemen and said:

"The Houthis built arsenals for attacks in the mountainous regions of Amran and Sada provinces, especially the capital Sanaa under their control.

We bombed the arsenals in the mountainous regions to destroy the Houthis' armed forces. "127 missile depots belonging to the Houthis were destroyed in the mountainous regions."

Arguing that the coalition forces have the power to resist the attacks of the Houthis, Maliki also shared images of the bombing of Houthis' missile depots with air strikes in the mountainous regions near the capital Sanaa.

Maliki showed footage of the bombing of some oil depots, which he stated were used for attack purposes, in targeted air strikes in the Hudaydah province on the Red Sea coast and some other regions.