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Houthi attacks on Saudi airports kill at least 20 and injure hundreds
A series of Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia killed at least 20 people and injured hundreds.
The attacks hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport.
Those killed included Saudi and foreign citizens, among them a Saudi airline pilot, an Egyptian flight attendant and a Syrian mother of four.
More than 300 people were wounded in Saturday’s Riyadh attack, the deadliest attack on Saudi soil in more than a decade.
The Houthis are fighting Yemen’s internationally recognised government, which Saudi Arabia has long supported militarily.
The attacks mark a sharp escalation in the conflict and have raised fears that the fighting could spread.
US President Donald Trump said the United States was considering joining Saudi strikes on the Houthis.
At least 20 people were killed in attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid and Abha international airports in Saudi Arabia last week.
Hundreds were injured, including more than 300 in Saturday’s attack in Riyadh, Saudi authorities said.
The victims included Saudi and foreign citizens, among them a Saudi airline pilot, an Egyptian flight attendant and a Syrian mother of four.
The death toll from Saturday’s Riyadh attack rose to 13 after an injured Indian citizen died.
The attacks marked an escalation in the Yemen war and raised fears the fighting could widen.
- Who
- At least 20 people, including Saudi and foreign citizens, were killed; hundreds were injured.
- What
- Houthi attacks struck Riyadh’s King Khalid and Abha international airports.
- When
- Last week, including attacks on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Where
- Riyadh and Abha, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The sources describe the attacks as part of an escalation in the Yemen war but do not state a specific reason for the attacks.
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Three Saudi citizens, including pilot Hamoud Ali Alkalthami, were killed in attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport.
An attack on Riyadh airport killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Saudi authorities said a Pakistani citizen was killed in a separate attack and 11 people were injured.
The Indian embassy confirmed that Mohammed Yusuf Ali, injured in Saturday’s attack, had died.
- Deaths
- At least 20 people
- Saturday Riyadh attack
- 13 deaths; more than 300 wounded
- Airports
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh; Abha International Airport
- Hamoud Ali Alkalthami
- Saudia pilot killed in the attacks
- Azza Ramzy
- 28-year-old Egyptian flight attendant who died from injuries
- Buthaina Ahmad Oweida
- Syrian widowed mother of four killed in the Riyadh airport attack
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