Seven overseas Filipino workers injured in Saudi Arabia attacks

This screen grab taken from CCTV footage played on a screen during a press conference by the Saudi-led coalition in Riyadh on October 15, 2026, and made available via AFPTV, shows what the coalition says was a Houthi attack on Abha International Airport on October 7, 2026. - AFPTV/ AFP)

MANILA: Seven overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were injured in attacks in Saudi Arabia, with three of them in critical condition, said the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday (Oct 19).

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said 34 OFWs from Saudi Arabia arrived in the Philippines on Monday, with 65 more expected to return on Tuesday.

On Oct. 10, a missile strike hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, killing 12 people and injuring 309, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia.

Yemen's Houthi group has repeatedly targeted the airport in recent days. - Xinhua