Riyadh King Khalid Airport Hit by Second Houthi Strike
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been struck for a second consecutive day, causing fires and injuries.
Stock photo for illustration only, not from the actual event
- King Khalid Airport in Riyadh hit for a second straight day
- Yemeni Houthi group claims responsibility using missiles and drones
- Death toll from previous day's attack reached 13 with 308 injured
- Authorities report a projectile struck Passenger Hall No 4
King Khalid International Airport, located in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, was struck by a second attack in as many days on Sunday, as officials confirmed escalating security concerns in the region.
A Saudi military spokesman reported that a projectile struck the airport on Sunday, triggering a fire in one of its passenger halls. Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority confirmed that injuries resulted from Sunday's incident, coming just a day after a deadly strike on the same facility killed 13 people and injured 308 others.
The Houthi movement in Yemen claimed responsibility for the assaults, issuing warnings to airlines and passengers to steer clear of Saudi Arabian airports and airspace. The group stated they targeted the facility using a combination of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones over the preceding 24 hours.
Stock photo for illustration only, not from the actual event
Brig Gen Yahya Saree, the military spokesman for the Houthis, vowed in a statement to continue escalating operations deep inside Saudi territory, warning that all airports in the kingdom are potential targets except those located in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
This sharp resurgence in violence follows the collapse in July of a temporary ceasefire brokered in 2022 between the Houthis and Saudi-led forces. The Houthis, who currently control roughly a quarter of Yemeni territory and up to 80% of its population, have increased military pressure amid ongoing tensions over Saudi involvement in Yemen's civil war.
"Escalating operations deep inside Saudi Arabia"
Brig Gen Yahya Saree, Houthi Military Spokesman
Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, stated that air defences intercepted a missile near the Riyadh airport while emergency teams responded to a fire at Passenger Hall No 4 caused by an unknown projectile. The civil aviation authority noted that the casualties from the weekend attacks included four Saudi nationals, two Bangladeshis, and individuals from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Egypt, alongside an Indian national confirmed dead by the Indian embassy.
Source: BBC World
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