Saudi Arabia keeps Riyadh airport closed after deadly Houthi attacks
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Saudi Arabia extended the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Monday after a series of attacks on airports and energy facilities claimed by Yemen’s Houthi movement. Authorities did not say when flights at the airport would resume.
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said a projectile struck King Khalid airport on Sunday, killing one person and injuring 11, according to Al Jazeera. A strike on the same airport a day earlier killed 13 people and injured more than 300. King Fahd International Airport in Dammam also came under attack, prompting damage assessments and safety inspections. Saudi air defences separately intercepted and destroyed a drone over the Eastern Province, the Saudi-led coalition said.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed attacks on the Riyadh and Dammam airports, as well as Saudi Aramco’s Shedgum gas plant and Tanajib oil facility. He said the operations were retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on Yemen and threatened further attacks.
King Khalid and King Fahd airports remained closed, while disruption spread to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. More than 150 flights there were cancelled and 374 delayed on Sunday, according to Flightradar24 figures cited by Al Jazeera.
The United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan were among countries issuing or tightening travel warnings for Saudi Arabia. Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers also discussed regional tensions, Reuters reported, while The New York Times reported that Iran offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis.
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