Twelve dead, hundreds injured and flights cancelled after latest attack on Saudi airport in Riyadh
A Houthi rebel attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has resulted in 12 deaths and over 300 injuries, leading to the suspension of airport operations. The attack is part of an escalating conflict involving Saudi-led coalition forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Why it matters
This represents a significant escalation in regional conflict, impacting international travel and drawing condemnation from global leaders like Marco Rubio.
Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport on Thursday after an attack by the Houthi rebel group. ( Reuters )
The airport in the Saudi capital has been attacked a third time and 12 people are dead.
Separately, Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in two separate attacks on Saturday.
Palestinian legislative elections due next month have been postponed until September 2027 by President Mahmoud Abbas.
Link copied Share Share article At least 12 people are dead and more than 300 have been wounded after the third attack this week on Riyadh's international airport.
Those killed were four Saudis, a Palestinian, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, according to Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority.
Operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh have now been suspended.
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