Riyadh airport operations remain suspended after deadly Houthi attacks
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Saudi Arabia extended the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport on Monday following a series of deadly attacks claimed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation said the closure would remain in place while authorities verified the safety and operational readiness of airport facilities. It did not give a reopening date. Aviation analytics firm Cirium estimated that about 60% of flights scheduled from Riyadh on Monday would be cancelled, after 99.7% of Sunday’s scheduled flights were cancelled.
A Saturday strike killed 13 people and injured more than 300, according to reports citing Saudi authorities. The dead included four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and one person each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt. Another attack on Sunday killed one person and injured nearly a dozen others, CNA reported.
India’s embassy said Mohammed Yousuf, a 46-year-old IT professional from Hyderabad who was travelling with his family for Umrah, died from injuries sustained in Saturday’s attack. Eleven Indians were injured; three remained in intensive care in stable condition, two were in regular wards and the others had been discharged. The embassy said it was assisting Yousuf’s family and other affected Indians.
Saudi Health Minister Fahad Aljalajel visited survivors. Airlines including Lufthansa and Air France-KLM suspended Riyadh services, while US aviation authorities advised carriers to exercise caution over Saudi Arabia. DW reported that several widely shared videos purportedly showing the attacks were AI-generated or unrelated to the incidents.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The casualty breakdown needs correction to match the sourced nationalities and avoid counting the later Indian death among the initial Saturday fatalities. - "The dead included four Saudis and citizens of India, Bangladesh, the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt.": Sources say the Saturday attack victims included two Bangladeshis and one person each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Sudan and Palestine; the Indian victim died from injuries after the attack and is not listed among the original 13 in the cited casualty breakdown. - "India’s embassy said Mohammed Yousuf, a 46-year-old IT professional from Hyderabad who was travelling with his family for Umrah, died from injuries sustained in Saturday’s attack.": The Indian Express source says Yousuf was injured in a projectile attack at the airport on Oct. 10, while Scroll says he died after Saturday’s strike; the story’s naming of the Saturday attack is supportable, but the full name differs across sources, and the material problem is the prior casualty list including India among the dead.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Riyadh airport operations remain suspended after deadly Houthi attacks
Saudi Arabia extended the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport on Monday following a series of deadly attacks claimed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation said the closure would remain in place while authorities verified the safety and operational readiness of airport facilities. It did not give a reopening date. Aviation analytics firm Cirium estimated that about 60% of flights scheduled from Riyadh on Monday would be cancelled, after 99.7% of Sunday’s scheduled flights were cancelled.
A Saturday strike killed 13 people and injured more than 300, according to reports citing Saudi authorities. The dead included four SaudisSaudis, two Bangladeshis and citizensone ofperson India,each Bangladesh,from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt. Another attack on Sunday killed one person and injured nearly a dozen others, CNA reported.
India’s embassy said Mohammed Yousuf, a 46-year-old IT professional from Hyderabad who was travelling with his family for Umrah, died from injuries sustained in Saturday’s attack. Eleven Indians were injured; three remained in intensive care in stable condition, two were in regular wards and the others had been discharged. The embassy said it was assisting Yousuf’s family and other affected Indians.
Saudi Health Minister Fahad Aljalajel visited survivors. Airlines including Lufthansa and Air France-KLM suspended Riyadh services, while US aviation authorities advised carriers to exercise caution over Saudi Arabia. DW reported that several widely shared videos purportedly showing the attacks were AI-generated or unrelated to the incidents.
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