Saudi Arabia: Fresh Houthi attack on Riyadh airport kills 1; Dammam also targeted

A 46-year-old Indian IT professional, Mohammed Yusuf from Hyderabad, was among 13 fatalities in a Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport on Saturday. According to sources, Yusuf was waiting with his family near a check-in kiosk to travel to Medina for Umrah when the attack occurred. Debris from the strike allegedly struck him, resulting in his critical condition and subsequent death at a hospital. His wife and two children, who were also present, remain in critical condition.

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs condemned the repeated attacks on Riyadh's main airport, calling them "dastardly" and emphasizing the unacceptable targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure. MEA expressed solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, urging for an immediate end to the attacks and conveyed condolences to the deceased's families and wished speedy recovery to the injured.

This was the second time India had condemned attacks on Saudi airports in recent days, while expressing solidarity with Riyadh. The dead included four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, and one each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Egypt, according to the Saudi civil aviation authority. The attacks on Saudi airports have been attributed to Yemen's Houthi rebels, an Iran-backed armed group.