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Yemeni party leader condemns deadly attack on Riyadh airport
Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, chairman of Yemen’s Shura Council and a senior figure in the General People's Congress, condemned an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He said Houthi forces carried out the attack on October 10, 2026.
His statement said the attack killed Saudi citizens and people of other nationalities, and injured others.
Bin Daghr called the assault a war crime and said those responsible should be held accountable.
He urged the international community to take a firm stance against the Houthis.
He also offered condolences to Saudi leaders, the government and the families of those killed.
He called on his party’s members and supporters in Yemen to condemn the attack, but no further action was specified.
Yemeni Shura Council Chairman Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr condemned an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
The attack took place on October 10, 2026, and killed Saudi citizens and people of other nationalities, according to Okaz.
Bin Daghr, the first deputy chairman of Yemen’s General People’s Congress, called the attack a war crime.
He urged the international community to take a firm stance and hold those responsible accountable.
- Who
- Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, chairman of Yemen’s Shura Council and first deputy chairman of the General People’s Congress.
- What
- He condemned an attack on King Khalid International Airport that killed people.
- When
- The attack took place on October 10, 2026. The article was published on October 11.
- Where
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Bin Daghr said the attack should be condemned and those responsible held accountable. A motive for the attack is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
An attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed Saudi citizens and people of other nationalities, according to Okaz.
Okaz published Bin Daghr’s condemnation of the attack.
- Airport
- King Khalid International Airport
- City
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Attack date
- October 10, 2026
- Condemning official
- Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr
- Party
- General People’s Congress
What people are saying
complete war crime
take a firm stance against the Houthi terrorist militia
Sources
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