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Missile strike hits Riyadh airport weeks before WWE Crown Jewel
A missile struck a complex serving domestic flights at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
Two regional officials said the airport was evacuated, and one said many people were wounded; no number was given.
Flights to Riyadh were diverted elsewhere.
The airport has been targeted several times over the past week, and Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed responsibility for earlier attacks.
The strike comes weeks before WWE is due to hold its Crown Jewel event in Riyadh on November 7.
The US Embassy has warned Americans in Saudi Arabia about possible flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruption.
WWE has not announced any change to the event’s date or location.
A missile reportedly struck a complex housing domestic-flight terminals at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.
The airport was evacuated, and many people were reportedly wounded, according to regional officials cited by the Associated Press.
Flights to Riyadh were diverted elsewhere, and the airport had been targeted multiple times over the previous week.
The strike came weeks before WWE Crown Jewel is scheduled to take place in Riyadh on November 7.
WWE has not announced any change to the event’s date or location.
- Who
- Regional officials said the airport was attacked; many people were reportedly wounded.
- What
- A missile reportedly struck a complex housing domestic-flight terminals, prompting an evacuation and flight diversions.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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big topic of conversation in WWE
heightened vigilance
The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh warned Americans of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions.
Bryan Alvarez wrote to subscribers on X that whether WWE would hold Crown Jewel in Riyadh was a “big topic of conversation in WWE.
A missile reportedly struck an airport complex in Riyadh, and the airport was evacuated.
WWE Crown Jewel is scheduled to take place at Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD in Riyadh.
- Airport
- King Khalid International Airport
- City
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Reported impact
- A complex housing domestic-flight terminals was struck
- Event
- WWE Crown Jewel
- Scheduled date
- November 7, 2026
- Scheduled venue
- Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD
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