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Explosion heard in Riyadh a day after airport missile attack
An explosion was heard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, but no further details were provided.
It happened a day after a Houthi missile attack on Riyadh International Airport.
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said that attack killed 12 people and wounded 309.
The available information does not say whether the explosion was connected to the airport attack.
Air traffic control sources said the airport would remain closed until at least late Sunday.
No further details about the explosion or what would happen next were given.
An explosion was heard in Riyadh, according to AFP, which cited its correspondent in Saudi Arabia.
The incident occurred a day after a Houthi missile attack on Riyadh International Airport.
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said the airport attack killed 12 people and wounded 309.
Sources in air traffic control services told TASS that the airport would remain closed until at least late Sunday.
No further details about the explosion were reported.
- Who
- AFP reported the explosion, citing its correspondent in Saudi Arabia. The previous day’s airport attack was attributed to the Houthis.
- What
- An explosion was heard in Riyadh. No further details were provided.
- When
- October 11, 2026; it was a day after the Houthi missile attack.
- Where
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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A Houthi missile attack on Riyadh International Airport killed 12 people and wounded 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation.
An explosion was heard in Riyadh, AFP reported.
Air traffic control sources told TASS that the airport would remain closed until at least late Sunday.
- Explosion location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Reported by
- AFP, citing its correspondent in Saudi Arabia
- Airport attack attribution
- Houthis
- Deaths in airport attack
- 12
- Wounded in airport attack
- 309
Sources
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