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Houthis say Saudi jets struck Sanaa airport after Riyadh attack
The Houthi movement says Saudi fighter jets bombed the airport in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital.
The group controls Sanaa and large areas of northern Yemen and the country’s west coast.
Saudi Arabia had blamed the Houthis for an attack at King Khalid airport in Riyadh that killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300.
The strike on Sanaa appears to be a response, but Saudi Arabia had not commented at the time of the report.
There were no initial details about casualties or damage at Sanaa airport.
Saudi-Houthi attacks and fighting in Yemen have increased since Saudi air strikes at the airport in Sanaa in July.
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Saudi warplanes struck Sanaa airport, according to the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency.
The reported strike followed a deadly attack at an airport in Riyadh that Saudi Arabia blamed on the Houthis.
At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 injured in the Riyadh attack.
There were no initial reports of casualties or damage in Sanaa, and Saudi Arabia had not commented.
The Houthis control Sanaa and large areas of northern Yemen and the country’s west coast.
- Who
- Saudi Arabia, according to the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency.
- What
- Saudi warplanes reportedly bombed Sanaa airport. There were no initial reports of casualties or damage.
- When
- After the deadly attack at Riyadh airport; the exact date of the strike was not stated.
- Where
- Sanaa airport, in Yemen’s capital.
- Why
- The strike appeared to be a direct response to the Riyadh attack, which Saudi Arabia blamed on the Houthis.
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Saudi strikes at Sanaa airport reignited the conflict with the Houthis, the article said.
Saudi warplanes reportedly struck Sanaa airport.
- Casualties in Riyadh
- At least 12 people killed
- Injuries in Riyadh
- More than 300 people injured
- Location of reported Saudi strike
- Sanaa airport, Yemen
- Houthi-controlled areas
- Sanaa and large areas of northern Yemen and the west coast
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