Attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more, Saudi authorities say
A deadly attack on Riyadh's international airport has killed 12 people and injured hundreds, marking a significant escalation in regional conflict. The incident has prompted Saudi officials to seek increased military support from the United States.
Why it matters
The attack represents a major escalation in the ongoing regional conflict, potentially drawing the U.S. into deeper military involvement.
CAIRO (AP) — The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in critical condition.
The attack was the deadliest in any Gulf Arab country since the start of the Iran war, whose fronts have expanded to include the recent surge in fighting between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and Saudi-backed government forces there.
The statement, which did not assign blame for the attack, said the dead included four Saudi citizens as well as two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a U.S. citizen, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese. It said the injured were being treated at several hospitals.
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