Attacks on Saudi airports claimed by Houthi rebels kill 3 people, officials say
CAIRO — Two attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen killed three people Wednesday, Saudi officials said, as the kingdom was pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war. The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation did not blame any party for the attacks at Abha and Riyadh’s King Khalid international airports, but Houthi rebels took…
Two attacks on Saudi Arabian airports, blamed on Iran-backed Houthi rebels from Yemen, resulted in three deaths on Wednesday, according to Saudi officials. The attacks targeted Abha and King Khalid international airports, though the Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation refrained from assigning blame. The Houthi rebels, however, claimed responsibility for the strikes.
At Abha airport, Moroccan and Algerian residents perished in the assault, leaving 28 others injured. King Khalid airport saw the loss of a Sudanese national and eight casualties. In response to recent targeted attacks on Riyadh, new security measures have been implemented, including the construction of protective fences around fuel tanks and equipment near the Saudi state-run Aramco oil company's facilities near the capital's airport.
The kingdom, the world's leading oil exporter, has been subjected to military and oil assets being targeted in recent days, which could jeopardize alternative shipping routes bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has been limited due to the ongoing Iran conflict.
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