Second strike on Riyadh airport kills one after deadly Saturday attack
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A second strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed one person and injured 11 on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said, a day after a major attack at the airport killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
Saudi officials said an unidentified projectile hit Terminal 4 on Sunday and started a fire. The person killed was identified as a Pakistani resident. The Saudi-led coalition also reported intercepting a cruise missile near the airport, while authorities assessed the damage.
Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack and said it had carried out multiple strikes using missiles and drones, including attacks on Dammam airport and Saudi Aramco facilities. The group warned airlines and passengers against using most Saudi airports. The Saudi-led coalition blamed the Houthis for the attacks and vowed to respond.
Saturday’s strike killed 13 people and injured more than 300, some critically. The dead included four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and citizens of the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan. India’s embassy later said an Indian man had died from injuries sustained in the attack.
The airport remained closed after Saturday’s strike, and Riyadh schools moved classes online. U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was considering whether to join Saudi strikes against the Houthis, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the attacks.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs the Saturday casualty figures corrected to match the sources that include the second strike and Indian embassy update. - "a day after a major attack at the airport killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300.": The BBC and RTÉ report the Saturday attack killed 13 and injured more than 300; the later body paragraph also says some reports put the toll at 13, so the lead understates the death toll relative to the sources used for the second strike. - "Saudi authorities initially said Saturday’s strike killed 12 people and injured 309, some critically.": BBC says Saturday's strike killed 13 and injured 308, while RTÉ says 13 and more than 300; 'initially' is unsupported and conflicts with those sources. - "with some subsequent reports putting the toll at 13.": BBC and RTÉ put the toll at 13, not merely 'some subsequent reports,' and BBC says 308 injured rather than 309.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Second strike on Riyadh airport kills one after deadly Saturday attack
A second strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed one person and injured 11 on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said, a day after a major attack at the airport killed at least 1213 people and wounded more than 300.
Saudi officials said an unidentified projectile hit Terminal 4 on Sunday and started a fire. The person killed was identified as a Pakistani resident. The Saudi-led coalition also reported intercepting a cruise missile near the airport, while authorities assessed the damage.
Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack and said it had carried out multiple strikes using missiles and drones, including attacks on Dammam airport and Saudi Aramco facilities. The group warned airlines and passengers against using most Saudi airports. The Saudi-led coalition blamed the Houthis for the attacks and vowed to respond.
Saudi authorities initially said Saturday’s strike killed 1213 people and injured 309,more than 300, some critically. The dead included four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and citizens of the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan. India’s embassy later said an Indian man had died from injuries sustained in the attack, with some subsequent reports putting the toll at 13.attack.
The airport remained closed after Saturday’s strike, and Riyadh schools moved classes online. U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was considering whether to join Saudi strikes against the Houthis, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the attacks.
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