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…
A Saudi pilot was among three citizens killed in attacks against King Khalid International Airport and a Saudia Airlines plane in Riyadh, according to the kingdom's civil aviation authority. Multiple individuals of various nationalities were injured during Thursday's assault, which marked the deadliest incident in Saudi Arabia since the nation and allied forces in Yemen's neighboring nation launched a significant military campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels last Saturday.
These attacks represented a considerable escalation in the ongoing Iran conflict, which has maintained oil prices and financial markets on edge. U.N. special envoy Hans Grundberg informed the United Nations Security Council that the situation in Yemen remained "highly volatile," with civilians enduring the brunt of intensifying violence in a country already grappling with extreme humanitarian crises and food shortages.
Airlines suspended flights to Saudi Arabia by Friday afternoon, with at least 124 flights canceled after hundreds were grounded the previous day, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
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