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  "id": 13079496,
  "title": "Saudi airline pilot among three killed in attacks on Riyadh airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/saudi-airline-pilot-among-three-killed-in-attacks-on-riyadh-airport-13079496",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-10-09T08:53:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/09/saudi-airline-pilot-among-three-killed-in-attacks-on-riyadh-airport/"
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  "summary": "Three Saudi citizens were killed in two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the kingdom's General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Friday. The missile attacks took place on Thursday and hit a Saudia aircraft and airport facilities. A number of people have been injured, it added, without specifying the number. An airline captain named Hamoud Ali Alkalthami was among those…",
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Two attacks target King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Airlines plane; three killed",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/saudi-arabia-says-3-killed-at-riyadh-airport-as-yemen-war-expands",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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