Synopsis
Recent missile attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh resulted in significant casualties and injuries. The Saudi civil aviation authority confirmed assaults aimed at Dammam airport and reported injuries at the terminal complex. The Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for these deadly attacks. Following the missile strike on Saturday, the airport remains closed as investigations proceed. These incidents mark the deadliest escalations in the ongoing conflict since the war began.
APThe Saudi civil aviation authority on Sunday announced an attack on Dammam airport in the kingdom's Eastern Province, in a statement released shortly after the Iran-aligned Houthis said they had targeted the airport.
The attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam occured soon after a projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh.
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Earlier on Saturday, a missile had hit the same terminal, killing more than ten people and injuring at least 300 people at the site. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attacks at Riyadh Airport and others.
Saudi authorities said there were injuries in the latest attack on the King Khalid International Airport complex for terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights, AP reported.
The missile attack on Saturday was the deadliest in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began, with around 300 people wounded, some critically.
The authorities announced closure of the airport, which remained closed on Sunday.
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