Riyadh Airport Attack Kills 12 as Trump Weighs U.S. Role Against Houthis
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A missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured 309 on Saturday, according to Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority. The authority identified the dead as four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and citizens of the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt.
The strike hit the airport complex amid a series of attacks Saudi Arabia has attributed to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement. Three Saudi nationals, including a pilot, were killed in an earlier attack on the airport Thursday. Saudi civil aviation authorities said operations at the airport had been suspended, while flights were diverted and several governments advised citizens to avoid the facility.
President Donald Trump called the latest attack “terrible” and said the United States was considering whether to join Saudi operations against the Houthis. “We may. We’re going to look at it,” Trump told reporters. CNBC reported that two Saudi officials told MS NOW the kingdom had requested urgent U.S. defense support.
The Saudi-led coalition said it would respond decisively, describing the airport attack as a war crime. The Houthis subsequently renewed a warning to airlines, workers and travelers against using Saudi airports and airspace, except airports in Mecca and Medina.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack, saying strikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international law. The U.S. mission to the UN demanded that the Houthis halt attacks against the legitimate governments of Yemen and Saudi Arabia and called on Iran to end its support for the group. South Korea raised its Saudi Arabia travel warning Sunday and recommended that its nationals leave unless they have urgent business.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Several attribution and wording issues should be corrected to match the cited sources. - "Saudi officials identified the dead as four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and citizens of the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt.": The source attributes the victim nationalities to the Saudi civil aviation authority, not broadly to Saudi officials. - "The strike hit the airport complex amid a series of attacks attributed to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement.": This states attribution in the writer’s voice; the sources say Saudi Arabia accused the Houthis, Trump/CNBC describe the Houthis as responsible, and Al Jazeera says the Houthis claimed this week’s attacks. - "Saudi authorities suspended airport operations after Saturday’s strike, while flights were diverted and several governments advised citizens to avoid the facility.": The source says airport operations had been suspended while damage and casualties were being assessed, but does not specify this happened after Saturday’s strike in the same confirmed sequence as written. - "CNBC reported that two Saudi officials said the kingdom had requested urgent U.S. defense support.": CNBC reported that two Saudi officials told MS NOW the kingdom requested urgent U.S. defense support; the story omits the outlet the officials spoke to, creating a wrong attribution. - "The U.S. mission to the UN demanded that the Houthis halt attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s internationally recognized government and called on Iran to end its support for the group.": The source quotes the U.S. mission demanding the Houthis cease attacks against the legitimate governments of Yemen and Saudi Arabia, not attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
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Riyadh Airport Attack Kills 12 as Trump Weighs U.S. Role Against Houthis
A missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured 309 on Saturday, according to Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority. SaudiThe officialsauthority identified the dead as four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and citizens of the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt.
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President Donald Trump called the latest attack “terrible” and said the United States was considering whether to join Saudi operations against the Houthis. “We may. We’re going to look at it,” Trump told reporters. CNBC reported that two Saudi officials saidtold MS NOW the kingdom had requested urgent U.S. defense support.
The Saudi-led coalition said it would respond decisively, describing the airport attack as a war crime. The Houthis subsequently renewed a warning to airlines, workers and travelers against using Saudi airports and airspace, except airports in Mecca and Medina.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack, saying strikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international law. The U.S. mission to the UN demanded that the Houthis halt attacks onagainst the legitimate governments of Yemen and Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s internationally recognized government and called on Iran to end its support for the group. South Korea raised its Saudi Arabia travel warning Sunday and recommended that its nationals leave unless they have urgent business.
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