Missile strikes passenger terminal at Riyadh airport, many wounded

A missile struck a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, wounding multiple people. According to France 24, multiple people were wounded in the attack. Two regional officials, as reported by Business Standard IN, confirmed the airport had been attacked, with one saying the missile struck a passenger terminal and wounded many.

The airport was evacuated, and air traffic was suspended or stopped, with flights diverting or canceling amid a worsening security crisis, as reported by Channel News Asia and Business Standard IN. Kuwait Airways announced the cancellation of flights to and from Riyadh due to the closure of the airport.

The attack was claimed by Yemen's Houthis, who have repeatedly attacked Saudi airports, oil facilities, and tankers, according to New Straits Times. A diplomatic source told AFP that the airport was hit by a missile around 3 pm, and a witness described panic in the terminal, with people running and injured in front of their eyes. A local hospital source told AFP that dozens of people were injured, with five in intensive care.

Brief written by urgent.news from Business Standard IN, France 24, Newsweek, Channel News Asia, New Straits Times — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.