Riyadh airport remains closed after deadly missile attack as new fire targets Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia kept King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh closed on Monday after a missile struck a domestic departure-terminal complex on Saturday, killing 12 people and injuring more than 300, according to civil aviation authorities.
The dead were four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals and one citizen each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan. Some of those injured were reported to be in critical condition and were being treated at several hospitals.
Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi movement claimed Saturday’s strike, CNA reported. It was the third attack on the Riyadh airport within a week. The Saudi-led coalition also reported a projectile near King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and the interception of a ballistic missile southeast of Riyadh. On Monday, the Saudi-led coalition said the kingdom was facing another barrage of drones and missiles, with no immediate report on whether they had been intercepted.
The attacks disrupted flights and prompted several countries to issue travel warnings. The U.S. State Department urged citizens to use “extreme caution” at major Saudi airports and warned of cancellations, airspace closures and other disruptions. U.S. government employees require special authorization to use airports in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
President Donald Trump said the United States was considering whether to join Saudi strikes against the Houthis. Iran, meanwhile, offered to facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and the group.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story has a couple of correctable attribution/detail problems around casualty sourcing and which Saudi body reported later attacks. - "killing 12 people and injuring 309, according to the country’s civil aviation authority.": The sources say civil aviation authorities reported 12 killed and 309 injured, but Fortune and The Irish Times say the injury figure was more than 300/over 300; 309 is specifically sourced to Malay Mail/Bernama, not necessarily the civil aviation authority in the cited form. This can be corrected by using the sourced figure and attribution. - "It was the third attack on the Riyadh airport within a week.": CNA and Al Jazeera say it was the third attack in a week, but the story attributes the Houthi claim to CNA in the prior sentence and leaves this unattributed; this is acceptable as reported fact, but needs no issue. - "Saudi authorities also reported a projectile near King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and the interception of a ballistic missile southeast of Riyadh.": The sources say the Saudi-led coalition reported the projectile and interception, not broadly Saudi authorities.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Riyadh airport remains closed after deadly missile attack as new fire targets Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia kept King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh closed on Monday after a missile struck a domestic departure-terminal complex on Saturday, killing 12 people and injuring 309,more than 300, according to the country’s civil aviation authority.authorities.
The dead were four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals and one citizen each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan. Some of those injured were reported to be in critical condition and were being treated at several hospitals.
Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi movement claimed Saturday’s strike, CNA reported. It was the third attack on the Riyadh airport within a week. SaudiThe authoritiesSaudi-led coalition also reported a projectile near King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and the interception of a ballistic missile southeast of Riyadh. On Monday, the Saudi-led coalition said the kingdom was facing another barrage of drones and missiles, with no immediate report on whether they had been intercepted.
The attacks disrupted flights and prompted several countries to issue travel warnings. The U.S. State Department urged citizens to use “extreme caution” at major Saudi airports and warned of cancellations, airspace closures and other disruptions. U.S. government employees require special authorization to use airports in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
President Donald Trump said the United States was considering whether to join Saudi strikes against the Houthis. Iran, meanwhile, offered to facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and the group.
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