Several injured in fresh attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport
A violent attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has resulted in at least 12 deaths and over 300 injuries. The Saudi-led coalition has blamed the Houthi movement for the strike, labeling it a war crime as regional tensions escalate.
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Share Save Add as preferred on Google Parul Gupta and Jaroslav Lukiv Watch: The scene at Riyadh airport after the strike At least 12 people have been killed and 309 injured in an attack on an airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, local authorities say.
The deaths included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the Saudi civil aviation authority said. Operations at King Khalid International Airport have been suspended.
A Saudi-led military coalition has vowed to respond to the attack, which it has blamed on the Houthis and called a "war crime".
The Houthis said they were behind strikes on the airport on Thursday that killed three people and damaged a plane, but did not immediately take responsibility for the attacks on Saturday.
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