Houthi attacks kill three at Riyadh airport
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Saudi authorities say three Saudi nationals were killed and several others injured in Houthi missile strikes on Riyadh’s King Khalid airport on Thursday and Saturday.
Three Saudi nationals, including a Saudia Airlines pilot, were killed and several people injured in Houthi missile strikes on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Thursday, Saudi civil aviation authorities said. A second attack on Saturday injured more people, prompting the airport to suspend operations temporarily while damage was assessed. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Air traffic later returned to normal, but several international carriers cancelled flights. The Houthis said the strikes were in response to Saudi aggression in Yemen’s civil war, which has escalated after the group seized territory along the Bab al-Mandab Strait. [2] [4] [5]
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