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 "attribution": "The Houthis claimed responsibility. GACA did not name who was responsible.",
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   "note": "Statement by the competent authority, reported by the BBC; the basis for 'impact confirmed'. It does not say what caused the casualties.",
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   "quote": "one person was killed and eight were wounded in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh",
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   "statement": "GACA said one person was killed and eight were wounded in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh."
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   "quote": "said its armed forces had attacked both Saudi Arabia airports with ballistic missiles and drones",
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   "relay": "relayed",
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   "statement": "The Houthi military spokesperson said the group attacked both Saudi airports with ballistic missiles and drones."
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  {
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   "note": "The only attribution is the Houthis' own claim.",
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   "quote": "did not name who was responsible for the attacks",
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 "date": "2026-10-07",
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 "evidence": "The casualty figures come from a statement by the Saudi civil aviation authority, GACA, as reported by the BBC. 'Impact confirmed' refers to those officially reported casualties at the airport; it does not establish that drones caused them. The use of drones rests on a statement by the Houthi military spokesperson, a party to the conflict, who named ballistic missiles and drones. The deadlier strikes on the same airport on 8 and 10 October were attributed to ballistic missiles and are not covered by this dossier.",
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 "id": "riyadh-airport-2026-10-07",
 "impact": "GACA reported one person killed, a resident of Sudanese nationality, and eight wounded at King Khalid International Airport.",
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 "place": "King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh",
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 "review": "editor",
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 "scope": "single",
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 "sources": [
  {
   "family": "gaca-and-houthi-statements",
   "label": "BBC News: Three people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say (reports GACA's statement and the Houthi spokesperson's claim) (published 2026-10-08)",
   "published": "2026-10-08",
   "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwn8d5rx22rdo"
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 "summary": "Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority (GACA) said one person was killed and eight wounded in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on 6 or 7 October. The Houthi military spokesperson said the group attacked Saudi airports with ballistic missiles and drones.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-10-07",
   "source": 0,
   "text": "GACA reported one killed and eight wounded at King Khalid International Airport in attacks on 6 and 7 October; the Houthi spokesperson claimed attacks with ballistic missiles and drones."
  }
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 "title": "Riyadh airport attacked; Houthis say they used ballistic missiles and drones",
 "unknown": "Which weapon struck the airport and how many drones (if any) were involved are not established in the cited source.",
 "updatedAt": "2026-11-05",
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