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Jordanian father of two among 12 killed in Riyadh airport attack
Mahmoud Hussein Al-Barqawi, a 33-year-old Jordanian father of two, was among 12 people killed in a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He had lived and worked in Saudi Arabia for nearly two years, supporting his family by working at a café.
His family said they learned of his death late at night through his friends in the Kingdom.
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates later confirmed his death.
The airport attack also injured 309 people, according to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation.
Those killed included citizens of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Jordan, Egypt, the United States, Syria, Palestine and Sudan.
His death has left his two young children without their father and his family grieving.
The sources do not say what will happen next.
A Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured 309 others.
Among those killed was Mahmoud Hussein Al-Barqawi, a 33-year-old Jordanian father of two.
Al-Barqawi had worked at a café in Saudi Arabia for nearly two years, according to his family.
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates later confirmed his death.
His family said they learned of his death late at night through his friends in Saudi Arabia.
- Who
- Twelve people were killed, including Mahmoud Hussein Al-Barqawi, a 33-year-old Jordanian father of two.
- What
- A Houthi attack on the airport killed 12 people and injured 309.
- When
- Saturday; the article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Al-Barqawi had moved to Saudi Arabia for better employment opportunities and to support his family.
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Al-Barqawi began living and working in Saudi Arabia, according to his family.
A Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and injured 309.
Al-Barqawi’s family learned of his death through his friends in Saudi Arabia.
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates officially confirmed his death.
- Killed
- 12 people
- Injured
- 309 people
- Airport
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh
- Victim
- Mahmoud Hussein Al-Barqawi, 33
- Family
- Married father of two children
- Work in Saudi Arabia
- Café employee for nearly two years
Sources
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