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 "attribution": "The Houthis claimed responsibility. GACA did not name who was responsible.",
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 "category": "conflict",
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 "country": "Saudi Arabia",
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 "date": "2026-10-07",
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 "evidence": "The casualty figures come from the Saudi civil aviation authority. The use of drones rests on a statement by the Houthi military spokesperson, a party to the conflict; GACA did not describe the weapons used. Later strikes on Riyadh airport on 8 and 10 October were attributed to ballistic missiles and are not covered by this dossier.",
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 "id": "abha-airport-2026-10-07",
 "impact": "GACA reported two people killed (women of Moroccan and Algerian nationality) and 28 wounded at Abha. GACA did not specify on which of the two days the airport was hit.",
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 "place": "Abha International Airport",
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 "sources": [
  {
   "family": "saudi-gaca",
   "label": "BBC News: Three people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say",
   "published": "2026-10-07",
   "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwn8d5rx22rdo"
  },
  {
   "family": "saudi-gaca",
   "label": "Al Jazeera: Houthi attack on Riyadh airport killed three Saudi nationals",
   "published": "2026-10-09",
   "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/saudi-arabia-reopens-riyadh-airport-after-houthi-attack-kills-three"
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 "summary": "Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority (GACA) said two people were killed and 28 wounded in an attack on Abha International Airport on 6 or 7 October. The Houthi military spokesperson said the group attacked the airport with ballistic missiles and drones.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-10-07",
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   "text": "GACA reported two killed and 28 wounded at Abha in attacks on 6 and 7 October; the Houthi spokesperson claimed attacks with ballistic missiles and drones."
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-09",
   "source": 1,
   "text": "GACA's earlier figure of three civilians killed and 36 injured at Abha and King Khalid airports was repeated in reporting on a later attack."
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 "title": "Abha airport attacked; Houthis say they used ballistic missiles and drones",
 "unknown": "Which weapon struck the airport, how many drones (if any) were involved, and whether any were intercepted are not established in the cited sources.",
 "updatedAt": "2026-10-12",
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