Saudi Arabia says 1 dead, 11 injured in latest attack on Riyadh airport
Saudi officials said the airport fire killed one person and injured 11 as damage assessments and safety inspections continued after repeated Houthi strikes.
- On Sunday, a projectile hit terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing one person and injuring 11, a day after a Saturday missile strike killed 13 people.
- Iran-Backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the strikes, which have targeted the airport four times in the past five days, marking a major escalation in the regional conflict.
- Casualties from the weekend attacks include citizens from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, India, and other nations, prompting authorities to close the facility and move capital schools to online classes.
- President Donald Trump said he is weighing whether the United States should join Saudi strikes against the rebels, as the escalation threatens global oil supplies and shipping security.
- On Monday, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey issued a joint statement committing to implement a mutual defense pact, while international leaders condemned the violence as destabilizing global energy nodes.
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Houthis hit Riyadh's main airport again
Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport was again attacked on Sunday, killing a Pakistani national just a day after a deadly strike by Yemen's Houthi militant group killed a dozen people there. The latest attack prompted the nation's General Authority of Civil Aviation, or GACA, to extend the airport's closure.
The Saudi capital airport has been bombarded several times in recent days by missiles fired from Yemen. The war between the kingdom and the Houthists has crossed a new notch, which threatens the entire region.
Houthi Attack on Riyadh Airport Kills One Person, a Day After Another Strike Killed 12 People
In Saudi Arabia, one person was killed and 11 others wounded Sunday when a missile fired by Houthi fighters in Yemen hit a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The attack came just one day after another Houthi strike on the same terminal killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300 others, many of them critically. Saudi officials responded by canceling flights and suspending airport operations. Meanwhile, sch…
Riyadh airport hit again by fresh Houthi strike
A fresh Houthi strike on Sunday hit Riyadh’s international airport, killing one person and wounding 11 others, a day after a deadly attack claimed by the Yemeni group forced authorities to suspend operations there. Saturday’s attack, the deadliest on Saudi soil in more than a decade, was a sharp esc
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online-listing.comSaudi Arabia further suspends flights after latest deadly Houthi attack on airport
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it had extended the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, following a series of attacks on the facility. In a statement, the General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that the suspension was extended to complete the necessary procedures to verify the security of the airport facilities and their operational readiness, foreign media write, reports Telegrafi. The authority…
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