RIYADH (Voice of Russia): A fresh attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Sunday killed a Pakistani citizen and injured 11 people.
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said in a statement on the social media platform X that the attack, which took place on Sunday afternoon, killed a Pakistani national residing in Saudi Arabia, while 11 others were injured.
According to the report, as a precautionary measure, Riyadh’s main international airport is likely to remain closed to flights until the end of Sunday.
Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, said an unidentified missile struck the passenger terminal of Riyadh’s international airport, causing a fire.
Meanwhile, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed that the Ansarullah movement also targeted Saudi oil company Aramco’s installations in addition to the Riyadh and Dammam airports.
According to TASS, at least 12 people were killed and more than 300 injured in the attack on the same airport on October 10.
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