The Saudi civil aviation authority has confirmed that 12 people were killed and 309 injured in a strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Express Urdu reported on Monday.
What Al Arabiya aired
Express said the Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya aired video of the moments of the attack and a special report. According to Al Arabiya, as relayed by Express, the strike was on Saturday afternoon and hit one of the airport’s passenger halls.
The toll and who is blamed
Express said the dead include Saudi citizens and foreigners living in Saudi Arabia. Saudi officials blamed Yemen’s Houthi fighters.
Major General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, condemned the attack and called it a strike on a civilian installation. He said targeting passengers and airport staff violates international humanitarian law and its customary rules, and that it can be called a war crime.
