The latest attack on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital has injured several people, according to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.
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Operations at the airport in Riyadh were temporarily suspended after the attack on Saturday afternoon, said the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
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Its statement added that officials were assessing the damage and determining the exact number of injuries.
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On Thursday, at least three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, were killed in Houthi attacks at the airport, according to GACA.
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Those attacks were launched by Yemen’s Houthi group, which is at war with Riyadh and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government in Aden.
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Al Jazeera’s Yousef Mawry, reporting from Yemen on Saturday, said the Houthis have yet to claim responsibility for the latest attack.
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But the Iran-backed group has warned aviation companies to avoid using Saudi airspace, saying any aircraft operating there – except over the holy cities of Mecca and Medina – is a target.
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Earlier on Saturday, King Khalid airport urged passengers to contact their airlines directly and check their flight status before heading to the airport amid reports of disruptions to air traffic.
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The airport did not specify the cause of the disruptions in its initial advisory.
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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also instructed Saudi citizens travelling to the kingdom to contact local embassies if their travel itineraries have been disrupted following the attack.
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Following reports of the latest attack, President Donald Trump was asked by reporters outside the White House whether the United States planned to join Saudi strikes on the Houthis.
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We’re going to look at it.
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We just found out about the recent attack, so we’ll make a decision.
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We move very quickly,” he said.
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At the same time, foreign embassies in Riyadh, including those of the US, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, issued advisories on social media to their citizens in the kingdom.
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The US mission said it was “aware of attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh” and “strongly recommends” all US citizens avoid the airport and surrounding areas.
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The British and Irish embassies advised their nationals about “a serious incident” at the airport.
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Canada’s embassy advised citizens in Riyadh to avoid all travel to the airport, noting “ongoing military activity”.
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Japan’s embassy “strongly” condemned Houthi attacks on airports and other Saudi civilian facilities.
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Kuwait Airways said it was cancelling flights because the airport had closed due to a “security situation”.
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On Thursday, the Houthi military spokesperson said that the Yemeni armed group had launched a ballistic missile towards the airport in Riyadh, claiming that the missile successfully hit its intended target, causing damage and disrupting air traffic.
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Days earlier, alleged Houthi attacks on Abha and King Khalid airports killed three civilians and injured 36 others.
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