Passenger terminal at Riyadh airport is struck again, a day after 12 were killed
The attack came after a missile strike killed 12 people and wounded more than 300, and Saudi authorities kept the airport closed.
- On Sunday, the Saudi-led coalition said an "unidentified projectile" targeted Terminal 4 at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, appearing to strike the same complex housing domestic flight terminals.
- Saturday's missile attack on King Khalid International Airport killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300 others, marking the third deadly strike at the facility in a single week.
- Gen. Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesperson, warned "all airlines, experts, employees, workers and travellers against using Saudi airports and airspace, as they are vulnerable to attack and have become a theatre of operations for our forces."
- President Donald Trump said he is evaluating whether the American government should join Saudi strikes against the rebels, stating "We're going to look at it" as the escalation threatens deeper U.S. military involvement.
- Saudi Arabia is reportedly running low on missile interceptors and has requested air defense support from France, Britain, Pakistan, and Egypt; both Trump and Iran insist the seven-month-old conflict remains unaffected by the election calendar.
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Passenger terminal at Saudi Arabian capital's airport is struck again, a day after 12 were killed
A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital on Sunday, a day after a Houthi-claimed missile struck the same terminal and killed 12 people.
The Saudi-led military coalition that supports Yemen's internationally recognized government announced this Sunday that a new attack on the Riyadh airport, which was targeted and Saturday by a soldier attack with at least 12 deaths, is taking place, reports AFP. Article A new attack on the Riyadh airport, chaos in the Middle East, appears first in Romania TV.
Riyadh Airport was hit again on Sunday by an unidentified projectile, setting off a fire in Terminal 4. The previous day's attack killed 12 people and injured 309. The airport is closed following the attack, and at least 11 Indians were reported injured.
After Houthi threat: Attack at Saudi airport sparks fire, Saudi coalition says
The airport remains closed after Saturday's attack killed 12 people and wounded more than 300. Netanyahu condemned the 'horrific terrorist attack' as fighting between the Houthis and Yemeni government forces escalates
The sharp escalation on this new front of Iran’s war threatens to attract greater U.S. military involvement
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