No Tajik citizens were injured in the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, according to preliminary information from Tajikistan’s Embassy in Saudi Arabia, the country’s Foreign Ministry told Asia-Plus.
The ministry said the Tajik embassy was in contact with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry and other relevant authorities. The diplomatic mission is reportedly also maintaining regular contact with Tajik citizens currently in the kingdom.
Meanwhile, two Uzbek citizens sustained minor injuries in the October 10 attack on Terminal 3 of the airport, Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Amonulla Fayziyev said.
The injured received first aid before being taken to Diriyah Hospital. Both were discharged after undergoing examinations and receiving the necessary treatment.
According to preliminary information from Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry, around 20 other Uzbek citizens were at the airport at the time of the attack. None of them was injured.
Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry condemned the attack and called for an end to strikes against civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Media reports say the October 10 attack killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300, making it the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia in more than a decade. The strikes have been attributed to the Iran-backed Houthi movement, which has escalated its campaign in recent months.
Citing Saudi civil aviation authorities, Reuters reported that the fatalities included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals and one person each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt. Officials put the number of injured at 309.
Two previous attacks on King Khalid International Airport last week reportedly killed four people and severely damaged a Saudi commercial aircraft parked on the tarmac.
The attacks have raised concerns about Saudi Arabia’s air defenses as the kingdom conducts an air campaign against the Houthis in support of Yemeni government forces fighting the Iran-backed group.