Attack on Riyadh airport kills 12 and injures 309
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An attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured 309 on Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said. Some of the injured were in critical condition and were taken to several hospitals.
The dead were four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals and one person each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan. A missile struck an airport complex housing terminals 3 and 4, according to a regional official quoted anonymously in several reports. Video showed damage inside the airport.
Airport operations were temporarily suspended while authorities assessed the damage and checked the safety of facilities. Flights were diverted, and several countries advised their citizens to avoid the airport. Saudi Arabia’s education ministry said schools in Riyadh would switch to remote learning for a week.
The incident was the third reported attack on the airport in a week. Earlier attacks killed four people. The Saudi-led coalition blamed Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement for Saturday’s strike, but the group had not immediately claimed responsibility. The coalition also reported that a projectile fell near King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and that a Houthi-launched ballistic missile was intercepted southeast of Riyadh.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering whether the United States should join Saudi strikes against the Houthis. Former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani urged Gulf states to set aside their disputes and support Saudi Arabia.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Two details should be corrected or narrowed to match the sources. - "Images showed damage inside the airport.": The sources show video, not images, of damage inside the airport. - "Earlier attacks killed four people and damaged an aircraft.": The sources say earlier attacks killed four people and an aircraft was badly damaged, but do not clearly say the earlier attacks damaged the aircraft.
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Attack on Riyadh airport kills 12 and injures 309
An attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured 309 on Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said. Some of the injured were in critical condition and were taken to several hospitals.
The dead were four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals and one person each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan. A missile struck an airport complex housing terminals 3 and 4, according to a regional official quoted anonymously in several reports. ImagesVideo showed damage inside the airport.
Airport operations were temporarily suspended while authorities assessed the damage and checked the safety of facilities. Flights were diverted, and several countries advised their citizens to avoid the airport. Saudi Arabia’s education ministry said schools in Riyadh would switch to remote learning for a week.
The incident was the third reported attack on the airport in a week. Earlier attacks killed four people and damaged an aircraft.people. The Saudi-led coalition blamed Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement for Saturday’s strike, but the group had not immediately claimed responsibility. The coalition also reported that a projectile fell near King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and that a Houthi-launched ballistic missile was intercepted southeast of Riyadh.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering whether the United States should join Saudi strikes against the Houthis. Former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani urged Gulf states to set aside their disputes and support Saudi Arabia.
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