Attack on airport in Saudi capital, Riyadh, leaves several injured

Operations suspended at King Khalid International Airport after another attack this week, Civil Aviation Authority says.The latest attack on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital has injured several people, according to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.Operations at the airport in Riyadh were temporarily suspended after the attack on Saturday afternoon, said the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). Its statement added that officials were assessing the damage and determining the exact number of injuries.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Saudi-led coalition says it’s carrying out operation in Yemenlist 2 of 3Has Yemen returned to ‘full-scale war’?list 3 of 3UN envoy warns Yemen has returned to ‘full-scale war’, urges dialogueend of listOn Thursday, at least three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, were killed in Houthi attacks at the airport, according to GACA.Those attacks were launched by Yemen’s Houthi group, which is at war with Riyadh and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government in Aden.Al Jazeera’s Yousef Mawry, reporting from Yemen on Saturday, said the Houthis have yet to claim responsibility for the latest attack.But the Iran-backed group has warned aviation companies to avoid using Saudi airspace, saying any aircraft operating there – except over the holy cities of Mecca and Medina – is a target.Earlier on Saturday, King Khalid airport urged passengers to contact their airlines directly and check their flight status before heading to the airport amid reports of disruptions to air traffic. The airport did not specify the cause of the disruptions in its initial advisory.Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also instructed Saudi citizens travelling to the kingdom to contact local embassies if their travel itineraries have been disrupted following the attack.Following reports of the latest attack, President Donald Trump was asked by reporters outside the White House whether the United States planned to join Saudi strikes on the Houthis.