Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Airport Attacked Again, After Days of Houthi Strikes
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Flights were diverted from the airport in the capital of Saudi Arabia, which has faced repeated deadly attacks from the Iran-backed militia in Yemen.
Listen · 3:53 min Share full article King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month. Credit... Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Vivian Nereim and Euan Ward
Vivian Nereim reported from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Euan Ward from Beirut, Lebanon.
Officials did not say on Saturday evening whether there had been any casualties. But by repeatedly attacking the airport in the capital, Riyadh, this week, killing at least four people, the Houthis have struck at the heart of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plans to turn the city into a global travel and business hub.
A New York Times reporter near the airport saw backed-up traffic and several ambulances and emergency vehicles heading toward the main terminal buildings, where the police had blocked off roads.
The diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, did not provide further details on the attack. There was no immediate statement from the Houthis, and Saudi officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Many flights on the approach to the airport, King Khalid International, in Riyadh, were diverted on Saturday afternoon, according to data from Flightradar24, a flight-tracking service. In a statement, the airport advised passengers to contact their airlines before heading to the terminals.
The Houthis’ attacks this week on airports in Riyadh and Abha, in the south of the kingdom, have killed and injured several people and damaged facilities, according to the Saudi authorities. Across the border in Yemen, Saudi warplanes have been waging a bombing campaign against the Houthis, and the militia has said its attacks on Saudi Arabia are retaliatory.
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