Riyadh Airport Blast Wounds Multiple, Halting Flights as Houthi Strikes Hit for 3rd Time in a Week
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Updated · CNN · Oct 10
Riyadh Airport Blast Wounds Multiple, Halting Flights as Houthi Strikes Hit for 3rd Time in a Week
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Oct 10
Summary
King Khalid International Airport suspended operations on Saturday after a blast wounded multiple people inside the terminal area, triggering evacuations and a large emergency response.
More than a dozen ambulances rushed to the airport, while flight-tracking data showed all inbound flights were diverted or canceled and only a helicopter remained over the site.
The US and UK embassies told their citizens to avoid the airport and surrounding area, and airlines including Kuwait Airways, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways canceled Riyadh services, some into Monday.
The attack was the third on Riyadh airport this week after two earlier strikes killed four people, wounded others and badly damaged an aircraft.
The Houthis have warned airliners off Saudi airspace after a Saudi-backed Yemeni offensive this month, raising pressure on Riyadh just before major energy and investment conferences that organizers still plan to hold.