Three Killed, Dozens Injured in Attacks on Riyadh, Abha Airports
The attack injured 28 people, some of them seriously, including Bangladeshi and Filipino nationals, GACA said.
Three people were killed and dozens injured in attacks on two major airports in Saudi Arabia, as the Kingdom faced fresh strikes targeting its civilian aviation infrastructure, according to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
Two women, a Moroccan and an Algerian national were killed in Tuesday’s attack on Abha International Airport in the southern Asir province, which borders Yemen.
The attack injured 28 people, some of them seriously, including Bangladeshi and Filipino nationals, GACA said.
A separate attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Wednesday killed a Sudanese man and injured eight others, including two Egyptian nationals and one Pakistani.
All those injured were immediately transferred to hospitals for treatment.
Airports Damaged in Attacks
The attacks also caused damage to both airports, with Saudi aviation authorities assessing the extent of the destruction.
GACA said all necessary measures were being taken to protect passengers and airport workers and maintain the security and safety of Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation system.
The attacks come amid heightened security concerns in the Kingdom following a series of Houthi strikes targeting Saudi territory.
Saudi Air Defences Intercept Houthi Missile
Earlier on Wednesday, Coalition to Support Yemen Sovereignty spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki said Saudi air defences had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile north of Riyadh.
Later in the evening, Al-Maliki said the launch platform used in the attack had been destroyed in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa.
According to the coalition spokesperson, Houthi forces were preparing the platform for another imminent attack against Saudi Arabia when it was targeted.
The latest incidents mark another escalation in attacks on civilian and strategic infrastructure in the Kingdom as Saudi Arabia strengthens its air defences and takes measures against launch sites used to target its territory.
