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Three Saudi nationals killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport

Three Saudi nationals were killed and several others injured in two Houthi missile attacks on Riyadh's international airport on Thursday. The General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed the fatalities and injuries to Saudi citizens and residents of various nationalities, stating one of the deceased was a pilot from state carrier Saudia.

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Three Saudi nationals killed in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport
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Three Saudi nationals were killed and several others injured in two Houthi missile attacks on Riyadh's international airport on Thursday. The General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed the fatalities and injuries to Saudi citizens and residents of various nationalities, stating one of the deceased was a pilot from state carrier Saudia. The Houthi group claimed responsibility for the attacks on the Riyadh airport, as well as alleged strikes on Najran airport and Khamis Mushait air base. This incident marks an escalation in fighting between the Iran-aligned Houthi group and Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen's government, and follows similar Houthi attacks on Saudi airports in early October. Air traffic at Riyadh airport has since returned to normal.

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Air traffic at Riyadh airport has returned to normal.

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Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility for attacking Riyadh airport with two missiles.

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The attacks also resulted in injuries to a number of Saudi citizens and residents of various nationalities.

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Three Saudi nationals were killed in two attacks on Riyadh international airport.

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The Houthi group also claimed to have targeted airports in Najran and Khamis Mushait air base.

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Three Saudi nationals have been killed in two attacks on the international airport in the capital, Riyadh, the country's civil aviation authority has said after Yemen's Houthis said they targeted the facility.The attacks also resulted in "injuries to a number of Saudi citizens and residents of various nationalities", the General Authority of Civil Aviation said in a statement on X.It said the first attack on Thursday targeted the airport while the second one struck an aircraft belonging to state carrier Saudia.One of its pilots was among those killed, the airline said in a statement.Air traffic had returned to normal, the civil aviation authority said.Yemen's Houthi group said on Thursday it had attacked the airport with two missiles, reports said.The Iran-aligned group said it had also targeted an airport in Najran city near the Saudi border with Yemen, and Khamis Mushait air base further north. Saudi Arabia has not confirmed these attacks.The latest casualties follow the deaths of three people in Houthi attacks on two Saudi airports on October 6 and 7.
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