Witnesses described scenes of chaos at King Khalid International Airport after a missile struck near gate 401 of the domestic terminal. "I saw [gate] 401 hit, I saw injured [people] in front of my eyes. Everyone was running," one witness told Agence France-Presse. Another witness reported hearing an explosion while waiting to board.
A hospital source said five people were in intensive care and that "dozens" more had been wounded. The relative of one injured person said they had been hurt in the shoulders and arms by shattered glass and taken to hospital. Saudi authorities did not confirm a new attack or evacuation, but witnesses said people were being evacuated.
The attack follows two earlier strikes on the airport this week that killed four people, wounded others, and badly damaged an aircraft. The Iran-aligned Houthis have repeatedly targeted Saudi airports, oil facilities, and tankers since a UN-brokered truce ended in July.
Saturday's attack came as forces allied to the UN-recognised government in Yemen claimed to have mounted a successful offensive to retake the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait from Houthi control, though accounts differ on whether the push was repelled.