World : Yemeni Government Condemns Attack On King Khalid International Airport
ADEN, Oct 11 (Bernama-SPA) -- The Yemeni government strongly condemned the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and expressed its full solidarity with the leadership, government, and people of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
A political analyst has described recent Houthi attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport as a "full-fledged war crime". According to France 24, a strike on the airport killed a dozen people and wounded more than 300.
The attacks, which began on Wednesday, were carried out by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, who claimed responsibility for the strikes. The Houthis said they targeted King Khalid and Abha airports with ballistic missiles and drones in retaliation for Saudi-backed airstrikes on Sanaa Airport in Yemen, as reported by ABC News AU.
The attacks caused significant disruption, with operations at King Khalid Airport suspended due to security reasons, resulting in hundreds of flights being cancelled. According to ABC News AU, one Sudanese national was killed at King Khalid Airport and two foreign nationals were killed at Abha airport, while three Saudi nationals, including a pilot, were also killed.
Brief written by urgent.news from Ajel English, France 24, ABC News AU — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
