American citizen among the dead in latest Houthi attack on Riyadh airport, Rubio says
Saudi authorities said 309 people were wounded and flights were diverted after the missile strike on the airport complex.
- 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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World Condemns Deadly Houthi Attack on Riyadh Airport That Killed 12
Governments and international officials have condemned a missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that killed 12 people and injured 309 others, as Saudi Arabia blamed Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement and vowed a response. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said the attack on Saturday, October 10, killed four Saudi citizens, two […]
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12 dead and over 300 injured in Saudi Arabian airport attack
The death toll following strikes on airports in Saudi Arabia has climbed to at least 12, according to civil aviation officials in the country. 309 injuries have been recorded following the attacks on two airports last week. The attack has prompted authorities to pledge decisive action against Yemen’s Houthis, who have targeted Saudi Arabian infrastructure […]
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