EU’s Kaja Kallas condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh airport as ‘appalling act of terror’
- Kaja Kallas condemned the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as an “appalling act of terror.”
- Kallas said attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure cannot be justified and expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia.
- Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation reported 12 deaths and 309 injuries, including one Syrian national, after the airport attack.
- Jordan, Lebanon and the Arab Civil Aviation Organization condemned the attacks and called for the protection of civilian facilities.
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EU’s Kaja Kallas condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh airport as ‘appalling act of terror’
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas strongly condemned the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, describing it as an “appalling act of terror” and reaffirming the EU’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia. In a statement posted on X, Kallas denounced attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, stressing that such violence could not be justified. “The Houthi attack on Riyadh’s international airp…
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, strongly condemned the Hushite strike at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, reports EFE. "I reiterate my call to the group to stop such attacks," he noted.
In the aftermath of the attack on Saturday at the Saudi capital airport, which caused 12 deaths and 309 injuries according to the authorities, convictions are increasing, from the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the President of the European Commission.
The attack killed 12 people and injured 309 others, with some of the victims in critical condition.
The Arab League, composed of 22 countries, described repeated attacks on civil aviation facilities as a flagrant violation of international law, as endangering the lives of passengers and airport personnel.
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