Saudi Arabia announces the killing of 12 and the injury of 309 people as a result of the targeting of King Khalid Airport

- The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced on Sunday that the attack that targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh earlier on Saturday resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including 4 citizens and 8 of different nationalities. The authority said in a statement, “The brutal attack...

It 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. The authority added that the attack resulted in the injury of 309 others and they are receiving the necessary health care, “including critical injuries.”

The statement also indicated that the material damages are being limited at the present time. This came hours after the Authority, on Saturday evening, suspended operational operations at King Khalid Airport, due to what it described as “blatant attacks.”

On Friday, the authority announced two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday, the first targeting its facilities and the second a Saudi Airlines plane, resulting in the death of 3 citizens and a number of injuries. On Thursday, the Houthis announced a new wave of attacks targeting two civilian airports - Riyadh Airport and Najran Airport, near the southern border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen - in addition to the King Khalid Air Base of the Saudi Air Force.

The Iranian-backed group claimed that the attacks were carried out using cruise and ballistic missiles, and that they caused damage and disrupted air traffic.