Airport in the Saudi Capital Attacked Again
The strike caused an explosion and an emergency response with about a dozen ambulances, according to reports.
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh shut down Saturday following a missile strike that struck two passenger terminals, forcing an immediate evacuation of the facility.
- Reuters and Agence France-Presse reported that Iran-backed Houthi rebels from Yemen carried out the attack, marking the latest in a series of incidents targeting the airport.
- The missile strike prompted an intense emergency response involving a dozen ambulances at the scene; one witness reported being stationed at gate 403 during the impact.
- Six people were killed at the airport in Saudi Arabia in the past week, not counting potential casualties from today, as the facility remains closed indefinitely.
- The Saudis face mounting pressure, with oil exports curbed through the Strait and the Persian Gulf while Iran-backed Houthi rebels strike infrastructure across the country.
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Hospital sources report two dead and many injured after Houthis apparently hit airport with missile.
An attack attributed to the Houthi rebels reached Riyadh airport on Saturday, October 10. Doctors were called urgently to hospitals in the Saudi capital in the face of a "serious emergency situation." A diplomatic source aware of the attack told AFP that a "missile" hit the airport "about 15:00."
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Yemen's Houthis attacked King Khalid Airport in Riyadh with a missile. Dozens of people were injured, flights were canceled and passengers were evacuated. تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع Cedarnews الإخباري. للاطلاع على مزيد من الأخبار العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.
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