Three killed, dozens injured in attacks on Saudi airports
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Three people were killed and 36 injured in attacks on two Saudi Arabian airports, the country’s civil aviation authorities said Wednesday, as fighting intensified between Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi-backed forces.
One person was killed and eight injured at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, while two people were killed and 28 injured at facilities at Abha airport. Authorities said the attacks occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday but did not specify which airport was struck on each day.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group had targeted the Riyadh airport with several drones. A Saudi-led coalition vowed that the attacks “will not go unpunished” and said it subsequently struck more than 80 Houthi military sites in the Yemeni governorates of Saada, Hodeidah, Jawf and Marib.
The Houthis also attacked Aden’s international airport on Wednesday with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones, according to Yemen’s Transport Ministry. The ministry said one missile landed near the runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was scheduled to arrive.
Recent fighting has centered on areas near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and has displaced more than 200,000 people, the International Organization for Migration said. IOM Director General Amy Pope called for additional funding to meet growing food and shelter needs.
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