3 Killed in Attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid, Abha Airports: Civil Aviation Body
Saudi civil aviation authorities said one attack killed 1 at Riyadh’s main airport and another killed 2 at Abha airport as fighting widened.
- On Tuesday and Wednesday, attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport killed three people and wounded 36, the Saudi civil aviation authorities said Wednesday.
- Following a four-year ceasefire, the 12-year war re-erupted in July, intensifying fighting between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces.
- Houthi drones and missiles targeted the airports, with the group claiming they "hit their targets accurately," while an Egyptian, an Algerian, and a Sudanese national were killed in the strikes.
- A Saudi-led coalition vowed retaliation, stating the attacks "will not go unpunished," and struck more than 80 Houthi military sites across Saada, Hodeidah, Jawf, and Marib.
- The United Nations reported that the latest fighting has displaced more than 200,000 people, reviving the global humanitarian crisis in the impoverished country.
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3 killed, 36 injured in Houthi attacks on Abha, King Khalid airports: Saudi GACA - The Tribune
Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport were targeted in two separate attacks on October 6 and 7, resulting in a total of three fatalities and 36 injuries, Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said.
Three people were killed and 36 others sustained injuries of varying severity in two attacks on international airports in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said
According to the authority, the attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport occurred on October 6 and 7. “Two women, nationals of Morocco and Algeria, were killed in the attack on Abha International Airport, while...
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GMA Filipino NewsAttacks on Saudi airports kill three people, as fighting escalates in Yemen
By Enas Alashray, Mohammed Ghobari and Timour AzhariOct 7 (Reuters) - Three people have been killed in attacks on Saudi airports, the country's civil aviation authorities said on Wednesday, as fighting intensified in Yemen between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces.One person was killed and eight wounded in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, and two were killed and 28 wounded in a…
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