Houthi attack on Saudi airport kills 12, over 300 wounded, authorities say
RIYADH — The third attack this week on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday left at least 12 people dead and more than 300 wounded, Saudi authorities said, and the Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike, a major escalation of their campaign against the Saudis. The dead included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the U.S., Jordan, Palestine,…
On Saturday, the third attack in a week targeted Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, resulting in at least 12 deaths and over 300 injuries, according to Saudi authorities. The attack claimed four Saudi lives, two from Bangladesh, and one each from the U.S., Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Egypt, as reported by the Saudi civil aviation authority.
The death toll includes 309 wounded individuals, with some in critical condition, who were rushed to hospitals via ambulance and helicopter, according to briefed sources. The attack unfolded unexpectedly, without any prior alert from Saudi Arabia's threat warning system. The previous two assaults on King Khalid International Airport on Friday claimed four lives and inflicted significant damage on a parked Saudi commercial aircraft.
These recent strikes have highlighted weaknesses in the kingdom's defense mechanisms as it engages in an aerial campaign against the Iran-backed Houthis to bolster a ground conflict.
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