World · Middle East · 10 hrs ago
Riyadh airport attack kills 12 and prompts condemnations
A strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded 300.
Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia.
The UAE, Iraq and Syria were among the countries that condemned the attack.
The Saudi-led coalition said it would respond decisively.
The Houthis threatened further attacks on Saudi airports.
Emirates, Etihad and other UAE airlines cancelled flights.
A strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded 300.
The UAE, Iraq and Syria were among the countries that condemned the attack.
The Saudi-led coalition vowed to respond decisively.
The Houthis threatened further attacks on Saudi airports.
Emirates, Etihad and other UAE airlines cancelled flights.
- Who
- The strike killed 12 people and wounded 300. The Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis issued opposing statements.
- What
- A strike hit King Khalid International Airport.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Not stated.
Saudi-led coalition
Houthis
Response
Saudi-led coalition
The coalition vowed to respond decisively.
Houthis
The Houthis threatened more attacks on Saudi airports.
respond decisively
A strike on King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and wounded 300.
The Saudi-led coalition vowed to respond decisively, while the Houthis threatened more attacks on Saudi airports.
- Deaths
- 12 people
- Wounded
- 300 people
- Airport
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh
- Condemning countries
- UAE, Iraq and Syria





