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Damage seen inside Saudi airport after third attack this week

Video shows damage inside King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after the third attack in a week.

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The US embassy says it is "aware of attacks on King Khalid International Airport", which come days after Yemen's Houthis said they had struck it.

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Houthi attacks on Saudi airports

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Saudi-led coalition forces intercepted a Houthi missile launched toward Riyadh on 14 October, while King Khalid International Airport remains closed after repeated Houthi strikes on 10–11 October killed at least 13 people and injured more than 300. Saudi Arabia has vowed a decisive response and the coalition has struck Houthi targets in Yemen.

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In this event News Wrap: Iran says cargo ship sank after hitting a mine in Strait of Hormuz Earlier coverage Yemen's Houthis target King Khalid airport in Saudi Arabia again Earlier coverage Trump ‘may’ join Saudi strikes on Houthis after Riyadh airport attack Earlier coverage Houthi Attacks on Riyadh Airport Leave 3 Dead, Saudi Arabia Says Earlier coverage Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capital Earlier coverage Houthi Attacks on Saudi Airports Prompt Mass Cancellations Earlier coverage
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Several injured in attack on airport in Saudi capital RiyadhBBC News – World
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Several injured in attack on airport in Saudi capital Riyadh

The US embassy says it is "aware of attacks on King Khalid International Airport", which come days after Yemen's Houthis said they had struck it.

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Al Jazeera

Damage seen inside Saudi airport after third attack this week

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Attack on airport in Saudi capital, Riyadh, leaves several injured

Operations suspended at King Khalid International Airport after another attack this week, Civil Aviation Authority says.

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