Second Houthi strike hits Riyadh airport after deadly attack
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King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was struck for a second consecutive day on Sunday, after a strike on Saturday killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Saudi officials said Sunday’s projectile caused a fire in a passenger hall and injuries, but they did not immediately provide a casualty count. The Houthis later claimed the airport attacks, saying they had used ballistic and cruise missiles and drones over the previous 24 hours. The group also said it targeted Dammam airport and Saudi oil facilities.
The dead included four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and citizens of the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt. The BBC reported that the Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that an Indian man had succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the attack.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree warned airlines, airport workers and passengers against using Saudi airports and airspace, while exempting airports in Mecca and Medina. Riyadh airport remained closed on Sunday following the attacks.
The strikes followed an escalation in fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government. The coalition called Saturday’s attack a “war crime” and vowed to respond.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was considering joining Saudi strikes against the Houthis and would make a decision quickly. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the airport attacks and confirmed that an American was among those killed.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
Written from 8 articles, 7 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one (7 if wire copies count as one too); this version written 144 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs the Saturday casualty figures aligned with the sources and without mischaracterizing the sequence of reports. - "after a missile attack on Saturday killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300.": BBC says Saturday's strike killed 13 and injured 308; the story's lower death toll is outdated given it later states the toll rose to 13. - "Saudi authorities initially reported 12 deaths and 309 injuries from Saturday’s strike.": The 309 injury count is reported as the latest count in some sources, not as the initial count; BBC reports 308 injuries after the strike. - "The BBC reported that the toll later rose to 13 after an Indian citizen died from his injuries.": BBC reports the Indian embassy said an Indian man died from injuries, but does not frame the increase as 'later rose' from a Saudi initial toll of 12 in the way stated.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Second Houthi strike hits Riyadh airport after deadly attack
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was struck for a second consecutive day on Sunday, after a missile attackstrike on Saturday killed at least 1213 people and wounded more than 300.
Saudi officials said Sunday’s projectile caused a fire in a passenger hall and injuries, but they did not immediately provide a casualty count. The Houthis later claimed the airport attacks, saying they had used ballistic and cruise missiles and drones over the previous 24 hours. The group also said it targeted Dammam airport and Saudi oil facilities.
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Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree warned airlines, airport workers and passengers against using Saudi airports and airspace, while exempting airports in Mecca and Medina. Riyadh airport remained closed on Sunday following the attacks.
The strikes followed an escalation in fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government. The coalition called Saturday’s attack a “war crime” and vowed to respond.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was considering joining Saudi strikes against the Houthis and would make a decision quickly. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the airport attacks and confirmed that an American was among those killed.
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