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Houthis Claim Riyadh Airport Attack as India Condemns Strikes
The Houthi group in Yemen said it fired a ballistic missile at an airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It did not give details proving what happened to the airport.
People from AFP reported hearing explosions in Riyadh on Thursday.
India condemned attacks on two Saudi airports and said civilian places should not be targeted.
A report citing Saudi aviation officials said strikes on the airports on October 6 and 7 killed three people and injured 36.
Saudi-led coalition forces said they destroyed 82 Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to attacks on Saudi facilities.
The Houthis also said they had attacked Saudi and Saudi-backed targets.
The reports describe a continuing conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia.
Yemen’s Houthi group said Thursday it targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a ballistic missile; it gave no further details.
AFP journalists reported hearing several explosions in Riyadh on Thursday, but the reports did not confirm the Houthis’ claimed airport strike.
India condemned attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport, calling the targeting of civilian infrastructure “completely unacceptable.”
A report citing Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said separate strikes on October 6 and 7 killed three people and injured 36 across the two airports.
Saudi-led coalition forces said they destroyed 82 Houthi military targets in Yemen after attacks on Saudi civilian facilities; the Houthis also claimed attacks on Saudi and Saudi-backed targets.
- Who
- Yemen’s Houthi group claimed an attack on King Khalid International Airport; India condemned attacks on two Saudi airports, and Saudi-led coalition forces reported strikes on Houthi targets.
- What
- The Houthis claimed a ballistic missile attack on the Riyadh airport; India condemned attacks on Abha and King Khalid airports. Reported airport casualties and coalition military operations were also described.
- Where
- Riyadh and Abha, Saudi Arabia, and several governorates in Yemen named by the coalition.
- When
- The Houthi claim and reported explosions were on Thursday. The airport strikes cited by GACA were on October 6 and 7.
- Why
- The events occurred amid continuing conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi movement; the coalition said its operation followed attacks on civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia and Coalition
Houthi Movement
Claims about attacks and targets
Saudi Arabia and Coalition
The Saudi-led coalition described Houthi attacks on Saudi civilian facilities, including airports, and said it destroyed 82 Houthi military targets in response.
Houthi Movement
The Houthis claimed to have targeted King Khalid International Airport with a ballistic missile and said they had carried out attacks against Saudi and Saudi-backed targets.
Warnings and consequences
Saudi Arabia and Coalition
Coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki said the attacks on civilians and civilian objects would not go unpunished.
Houthi Movement
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the group had carried out missile attacks; the articles provide no further Houthi response to the coalition operation.
Key facts
- Claimed target
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh
- Claimed weapon
- Ballistic missile
- Reported airport casualties
- A report citing the General Authority of Civil Aviation said strikes on October 6 and 7 killed three people and injured 36 across Abha and King Khalid airports.
- Casualties at Abha
- Two people killed and 28 injured, according to the report citing ANI.
- Casualties at King Khalid
- One person killed and eight injured, according to the report citing ANI.
- India’s response
- India called attacks on civilian infrastructure “completely unacceptable,” expressed condolences, and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
- Coalition operation
- Saudi-led coalition forces said they destroyed 82 Houthi military targets across Saada, Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, and Ma’rib.
Quotes
India’s Ministry of External Affairs
The Indian government ministry responsible for foreign affairs.
“India condemns the attacks over the past few days targeting Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which have resulted in civilian deaths and injuries. The targeting of civilian infrastructure is completely unacceptable”
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“The targeting of civilian infrastructure is completely unacceptable. We express our deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their loved ones. We wish speedy recovery for those injured.”
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Major General Turki Al-Maliki
Spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition forces.
“The brutal attacks by the terrorist Houthi militia on civilians and civilian objects in the kingdom, most recently targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport, will not go unpunished.”
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Sources
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