World · Middle East · 17 hrs ago
Attack on Riyadh airport kills 12 and injures more than 300
A Houthi attack struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.
Saudi authorities said 12 people were killed and more than 300 were injured.
The attack hit the airport’s third and fourth terminals, partly bringing down a roof.
Helicopters were used to evacuate injured people, and the airport closed temporarily.
The reported dead included citizens of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan.
Russia’s embassy said it had no information that any Russians were among those injured and was in contact with Saudi authorities.
The airport’s temporary closure followed the attack.
Houthi missiles struck King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, killing 12 people and injuring more than 300.
Saudi authorities said those killed included four Saudi citizens and eight people from other countries.
The strike hit the airport’s third and fourth terminals and partially collapsed the roof.
Helicopters were used to evacuate the injured, and the airport was temporarily closed.
Russia’s embassy said it had no information that any Russians were among the injured.
- Who
- The Houthis carried out the attack. Twelve people were killed and more than 300 injured.
- What
- Missiles struck the airport’s third and fourth terminals, partially collapsing the roof.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not give a date for the attack.
- Where
- King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The Embassy of Russia in Saudi Arabia is in close contact with the competent Saudi authorities
Houthi missiles struck King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, killing 12 people and injuring more than 300.
Helicopters were used to evacuate injured people, and the airport was temporarily closed.
- Deaths
- 12 people
- Injuries
- More than 300 people
- Airport
- King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh
- Terminals hit
- Third and fourth
- People killed
- Four Saudi citizens and one each from Bangladesh, the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan
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