11 Indian nationals among those injured in the attack on Saudi Arabia's capital airport
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The Saudi-led coalition is engaged in a conflict against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Houthis have recently targeted Saudi infrastructure.
11 Indians were injured in a missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport that killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others, India's embassy in Saudi Arabia said, a day after the deadly attack.
The Embassy of India in Riyadh said it had been following up on Saturday's attack and was in touch with local authorities and hospital officials to enquire about the condition of the injured Indians. “Our officials have also reached out to the hospital authorities. We will provide further updates as they become available,” the embassy said in a statement.
An eyewitness video released by Reuters captured the chilling aftermath of the strike, showing large boards and debris scattered across the terminal floor as people moved through a dust-filled hall. The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said on Sunday that an unidentified projectile had struck a passenger terminal at the airport.
The latest incident came less than 24 hours after Saturday's missile strike killed 12 people, making it the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began. There were no immediate details about Sunday's strike, which hit the same complex housing terminals 3 and 4, used for domestic flights. The airport remained closed as authorities moved schools in Riyadh to online classes.
The Saudi statement on Saturday's fatalities identified the dead as four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals and one each from Palestine, the US, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Sudan. The victims included Egyptian flight attendant Azza Ramzy, who worked for Saudi airline Flynas, and Syrian national Buthaina Ahmad Oweida, a widowed mother of four.
The Houthis have acknowledged targeting Saudi airports and oil installations in recent days, although they have not claimed responsibility for Saturday's deadly airport strike. On Sunday, the group's military spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, warned airlines and travellers against using Saudi airports and airspace, saying they were vulnerable to attacks. Airports in Mecca and Medina were exempt from the warning.
The escalation has raised concerns over regional aviation, global oil supplies and shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key route connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was considering joining Saudi strikes against the Houthis and planned to speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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