Saudi Arabia.. Statement by the Civil Aviation Authority regarding the recent attack on King Khalid Airport

The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced that the recent attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh earlier on Sunday afternoon resulted in casualties and damage. The authority said in a statement, on Sunday evening, that the airport was subjected to “an attack...

It resulted in injuries, and the damage assessment and verification of the safety of the facilities are being completed, in coordination with the competent authorities.” An “unidentified projectile” hit Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport, a day after a bloody attack that resulted in 12 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

The coalition spokesman in Yemen, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, wrote on his account on the “X” website: “An attack with an unknown projectile on the passenger hall No. 4 at King Khalid International Airport.” The coalition spokesman indicated in a short statement that “a fire resulted from the attack, and the site is being monitored by the competent authorities.”

Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed a “cruise missile” in the vicinity of King Khalid Airport, according to the spokesman. The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced, on Sunday, that the attack that targeted King Khalid Airport earlier on Saturday resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including 4 citizens and 8 of different nationalities.

The authority explained in a statement that “the brutal attack... resulted in the death of 12 people, including 4 citizens and 8 residents: two of Bangladeshi nationality, and one each of American, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, and Sudanese nationalities.”