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  "id": 14081646,
  "title": "Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/saudi-warning-system-stayed-silent-before-deadly-airport-attacks-14081646",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T01:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261013/saudi-warning-system-stayed-silent-before-deadly-airport-attacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Arabia ceased issuing public alerts of impending military assaults days prior to a series of devastating strikes on Riyadh airport that resulted in at least 18 fatalities and over 300 injuries. The government has not disclosed the reason behind the lack of warnings prior to the four Riyadh attacks within the past week. The absence of warnings cast doubt on the kingdom's capability to safeguard its residents and visitors, and on its resilience to attack, according to four Western and Arab officials in the region and political analysts. It also suggested that the Saudi government was attempting to uphold a sense of normalcy, they added. A Saudi academic and Senior Resident Fellow at the Middle East Policy Council explained that the government seeks to have it both ways: to carry out military operations while simultaneously attempting to assure the population and external stakeholders.",
  "summary": "RIYADH — Saudi Arabia stopped issuing public warnings of imminent military attacks days before a series of deadly strikes on Riyadh airport that killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 300. The government has not said why there were no alerts to the public before the four Riyadh attacks in the past week. The warnings had served to highlight the violence undermining the kingdom's efforts…",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks",
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        "published": "2026-10-12T23:46:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks",
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        "published": "2026-10-13T00:06:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Saudi warning system stayed silent before deadly airport attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/saudi-warning-system-stayed-silent-before-deadly-airport-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-13T00:47:02.000Z"
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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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