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A second strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has killed a Pakistani resident and injured 11 others, Saudi officials said.
A projectile struck the airport on Sunday and sparked a fire in a passenger hall. Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority confirmed the death in a statement posted on X.
The incident follows another deadly strike on the airport a day earlier. That attack reportedly killed 13 people and injured 308 others. Saudi Arabia has also faced several attacks throughout the week.
Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for the recent attacks. The group said it had targeted Saudi airports using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree also claimed attacks on oil facilities and Dammam airport in eastern Saudi Arabia.
Saree vowed to continue what he called “escalating operations deep inside Saudi Arabia.” He warned that Saudi airports could face further attacks, except those in Mecca and Medina.
The Houthis say their campaign targets Saudi Arabia over its support for government forces in Yemen’s civil war. They also cite an air strike on Sanaa International Airport.
Major General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition, said air defences intercepted a missile near Riyadh airport on Sunday.
Authorities were also responding to a fire at Passenger Hall No. 4. Al-Maliki described the object that struck the hall as an “unknown projectile.”
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Saudi Arabia has not confirmed reports of a separate strike on Sanaa International Airport. Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported an attack on the airport and a residential home in the Yemeni capital.
The outlet said the residential strike killed a child and injured six people. The BBC said it could not independently verify the report.
US President Donald Trump said Washington would “make a decision” and “move very quickly” on whether to strike the Houthis.
UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting suggested that Britain could “potentially” provide further support to Saudi Arabia.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the attacks and confirmed that a US citizen had died in the strikes. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said he was “appalled.”
The UK Foreign Office has advised against all travel to parts of Saudi Arabia. Its warning includes areas within 10 kilometres of the border with Yemen.
Other Western embassies have also issued travel warnings for the region.
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said the earlier attack killed citizens of several countries. The victims included four Saudi nationals and two people from Bangladesh. Citizens of the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Egypt also died.
India’s embassy in Saudi Arabia said an Indian man later died from injuries sustained in the attack.
Riyadh airport had also come under attack on Thursday. That incident reportedly killed three Saudi nationals. The Houthis claimed responsibility and said they had used cruise missiles.
Other deadly attacks also targeted airports in Abha and Riyadh in the preceding days.
The latest escalation follows the collapse of a temporary ceasefire between the Houthis and Saudi-led forces. The truce, brokered in 2022, reportedly collapsed in July.
The conflict has intensified amid fighting over strategically important areas along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Saudi strikes and advances by pro-government forces have formed part of the wider confrontation.
The Houthis control roughly a quarter of Yemen’s territory and areas containing a large share of its population. Saudi Arabia fears that further Houthi expansion could strengthen Iran’s influence along its southern border.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with his Saudi counterpart on Sunday. Araghchi said Tehran was ready to help facilitate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, referring to the Houthi administration.
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