Houthi missile strike kills 13 at Riyadh airport, flights suspended
Updated last week8 new reports, including Fox News (video), Bloomberg, Al Jazeera and 5 more.
In breve
A Houthi missile strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Saturday killed 13 people and injured more than 300. Saudi Arabia suspended all flights to and from the airport until the following Saturday.
On Saturday, Houthi militants fired missiles at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.1,2 The attack killed 13 people and injured more than 300.1,3 Saudi authorities suspended all flights to and from Riyadh until the following Saturday.1,2
Gulf Air and other airlines had already cancelled flights to Riyadh pending the suspension.1 Saudi state television broadcast footage of passengers in the terminal as a missile struck, showing smoke and falling masonry.1 The Saudi military said it was fending off drone and missile attacks during the weekend.2
The Houthi militia is backed by Iran and has been launching attacks from Yemen since 2015.2,6 A separate missile attack on Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran caused a fire in part of the complex.7 Saudi officials said the attacks were part of a broader campaign to disrupt the kingdom’s infrastructure.3
The United States has provided intelligence cooperation and has about 200 advisers in Saudi Arabia but has not directly engaged in combat.4
“Energy minister says ‘fear has no place in the Saudi lexicon’”
Perché è importante
The Houthi movement is an Iran-backed militia in Yemen that has been launching missile and drone attacks on Saudi targets since 2015.2,6
King Khalid International Airport is Riyadh’s main international airport and the second busiest in Saudi Arabia.1
Saudi Arabia has been attempting to transform its economy under Vision 2030, but attacks threaten its megaprojects.5
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Headline: Houthi missile strike kills 13 at Riyadh airport, flights suspended
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Removed Houthi rebels fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport, killing 13 people and injuring more than 300.
Removed Saudi authorities suspended all flights to and from the airport until next Saturday.
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