American citizen among the dead in latest Houthi attack on Riyadh airport, Rubio says
Saudi authorities said the missile attack killed 12 people and injured 309, and the Saudi-led coalition blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
- On Saturday, a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded 309, according to Saudi authorities. This marked the third strike on the facility this week, temporarily suspending airport operations.
- The strike occurred as Iran-backed Houthi forces escalated their campaign following a Saudi-backed Yemeni government offensive that began Monday. The conflict has generated hundreds of strikes across Houthi-held areas in recent weeks.
- Without warning, the strike killed four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, and nationals from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Egypt. The kingdom's threat detection system failed to issue an alert.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the raids as showing "a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life," while the Saudi-led coalition vowed to respond. President Donald Trump said his administration would decide quickly on joining strikes.
- Travel was disrupted shortly before Riyadh is scheduled to host major energy and investment conferences at an airport serving eight million people. Organizers stated prior to the attack that events would proceed as planned.
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A French woman was injured in the Houthis attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi Arabia, announced on Sunday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Quai d'Orsay "condemns with the utmost firmness the heinous attack" which resulted in at least 12 deaths and more than 300 injuries. - Saudi Arabia: a French woman injured in the attack on Riyadh airport (International).
Deadly Houthi Strike On Riyadh Airport Raises Fears Ahead of Major International Summits
RIYADH (VINnews) — At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in a major attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, in the latest and deadliest escalation in the confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said 309 people were injured, […]
The Yemeni civil war has spilled over into Saudi Arabia as pro-Iranian Houthi rebels attacked Riyadh Airport on the 10th (local time), killing at least 12 people and injuring over 300. The United States and Saudi Arabia are facing a dilemma where they can neither ignore this new front nor fully handle it.
The Huthis attack on Riyadh Airport has been the most deadly in Saudi Arabia for more than a decade, increasing the pressure on the Kingdom to respond militarily – with the risk of escalation.
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