Saudi authority: 12 killed, 309 hurt in Riyadh airport strike
Express Urdu, citing Al Arabiya, said Saturday afternoon’s strike hit one passenger hall at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The Saudi civil aviation authority confirmed 12 dead and 309 injured. Saudi officials blamed Yemen’s Houthis.
Express Urdu said Al Arabiya aired footage of a Saturday afternoon strike on one passenger hall at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
The Saudi civil aviation authority confirmed 12 people killed and 309 injured. The dead include Saudi citizens and foreigners living in the kingdom.
Saudi officials blamed Yemen’s Houthi fighters. Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki called the strike on passengers and staff a possible war crime.
An earlier version of this article said Express gave no casualty figure. That line was wrong.