Missile strikes passenger terminal at Riyadh airport and many are wounded, official says
- A missile struck a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Saturday, injuring multiple people, according to a regional official.
- Authorities evacuated the airport and halted air traffic. At least 225 flights had been canceled over the previous 24 hours, according to FlightAware.
- The airport has been targeted repeatedly this week by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who claimed responsibility for earlier attacks. The group had not immediately commented on Saturday’s strike.
- The attacks come as a Saudi-led coalition supports Yemeni government forces in an offensive against the Houthis, seeking to reverse their recent territorial gains along the Red Sea.
- Saudi Arabia has sought support from allies, while several airlines have suspended flights to the kingdom. U.S. assistance has included intelligence sharing and military planning, but no additional military support has been announced. Oman and Saudi Arabia have also discussed diplomatic efforts to reduce regional tensions.
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Riyadh Airport Blast Wounds Multiple People, Flights Diverted and Cancelled Amid Houthi Strikes
RIYADH: Many people were wounded in a blast at Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, according to two eyewitnesses and two people briefed on the matter, and travellers were evacuated from parts of the facility.One of the eyewitnesses reported seeing an explosion and then seeing multiple people lying injured on the ground inside the airport. More than a dozen ambulances were seen rushing to the airport.The Saudi government's media office …
The hostilities between the pro-Iranian fighters and Saudi Arabia, which supports the Yemeni government, intensified in September following the capture by the coastal Huthists bordering the Red Sea following a flash offensive.
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n1info.rsSaudi officials warned that an airport in the main city of Riyadh had been attacked again, after several people were killed and wounded in the past week.
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