Fresh Houthi strike hits Riyadh airport after deadly attack
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A fresh projectile struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday, sparking a fire and causing injuries, according to the Saudi-led coalition and civil aviation authorities. Saudi air defenses also intercepted a missile near the airport.
The strike came a day after a missile hit the complex housing Terminals 3 and 4, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 300. Indian authorities said one of their citizens later died from injuries sustained in Saturday’s attack. Airport operations were suspended, with hundreds of flights canceled or diverted.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for attacks on the airport and said they had carried out four operations over 24 hours using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree also named Dammam’s King Fahd airport and two facilities linked to Saudi Aramco as targets.
The Saudi-led coalition called Saturday’s attack a “full-fledged war crime” and vowed a decisive response. Houthi media reported Saudi strikes in Yemen’s Houthi-held Sanaa governorate on Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington may join Saudi strikes against the Houthis and that he would speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The attacks followed the launch of a major Saudi-backed offensive against Houthi forces in Yemen earlier in the week.
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