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American citizen among the dead in latest Houthi attack on Riyadh airport, Rubio says
Saudi authorities said the strike shut the airport and diverted flights, while the coalition called it a war crime and vowed a firm response.
- On Saturday, a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded 309, according to Saudi authorities. This marked the third strike on the facility this week, temporarily suspending airport operations.
- The strike occurred as Iran-backed Houthi forces escalated their campaign following a Saudi-backed Yemeni government offensive that began Monday. The conflict has generated hundreds of strikes across Houthi-held areas in recent weeks.
- Without warning, the strike killed four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, and nationals from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Egypt. The kingdom's threat detection system failed to issue an alert.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the raids as showing "a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life," while the Saudi-led coalition vowed to respond. President Donald Trump said his administration would decide quickly on joining strikes.
- Travel was disrupted shortly before Riyadh is scheduled to host major energy and investment conferences at an airport serving eight million people. Organizers stated prior to the attack that events would proceed as planned.
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In the latest attack on the international airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, 12 people were killed and more than 300 were injured, Saudi civil aviation authorities announced early this morning.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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UN chief condemns attack on Saudi airport, demands end to strikes
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned a deadly Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh which reportedly killed 12 people Read More: https://punchng.com/un-chief-condemns-attack-on-saudi-airport-demands-end-to-strikes/
Trump did not rule out the possibility of the US joining Saudi attacks on the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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