Saudi authorities say 3 killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport
BEIRUT — An airline pilot was among three Saudi citizens killed in attacks targeting Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and a Saudia airlines plane, the kingdom’s civil aviation authority said Friday. Several people “of different nationalities” were wounded. Thursday’s attacks were the deadliest in Saudi Arabia since the kingdom and allied forces in neighboring Yemen launched a major…
Three Saudi citizens were killed and several others wounded in assaults on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and a Saudia airlines aircraft, according to Saudi civil aviation officials. The deadly strikes marked a substantial escalation in the ongoing conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The U.N. special envoy to Yemen expressed concern over the volatile situation in the country, noting that the humanitarian crisis remains dire and that civilians are bearing the brunt of the escalating violence.
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