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Canada’s Carney condemns Houthi strike on Riyadh airport
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, calling them abhorrent.
His statement followed a strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said 12 people were killed and 309 injured.
The dead included people from Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan.
Carney said attacks on civilian infrastructure cannot be justified by political or military goals.
He offered condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a full recovery.
The statement did not say what action, if any, Canada would take next.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, particularly a strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
He called the attacks “abhorrent” and said attacks on civilian infrastructure could not be justified.
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said the airport strike killed 12 people and injured 309.
Carney extended condolences to the families of those killed and wished those injured a full recovery.
- Who
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the Houthi attacks.
- What
- He denounced attacks on Saudi Arabia, particularly a strike on King Khalid International Airport.
- When
- Carney issued his statement Sunday, after the attack on Saturday.
- Where
- The strike was at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- He said attacks on civilian infrastructure and the deliberate targeting of innocent people could not be justified.
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The Houthi attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and in particular the strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, are abhorrent
There can be no justification for attacks on civilian infrastructure. No political or military objective can justify the deliberate targeting of innocent people
A strike on King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and injured 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation.
Carney issued a statement condemning the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
- Casualties
- 12 killed and 309 injured
- Location
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh
- Statement
- Mark Carney condemned the attacks on Sunday
- Deaths by nationality
- Four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis, and one national each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan
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