Attack on Saudi Arabian airport leaves 12 dead and more than 300 injured; Rubio confirms US citizen killed

Rubio said Washington "strongly condemns" the attack on Saudi Arabia and confirmed that an American citizen was killed. (Reuters)

The King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia was attacked on the 10th, killing 12 people and injuring more than 300 people. All surrounding flights have been diverted, but no organization has yet admitted to launching the attack. U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said Washington "strongly condemns" the attack on Saudi Arabia.

According to Al Jazeera, Saudi Arabia’s General Civil Aviation Authority stated on the 10th that an attack at Riyadh International Airport killed 12 people and injured 309 others, and that the airport has temporarily suspended operations. The Yemeni rebel "Youth Movement" armed group (Houthi, also translated as Houthi armed forces), which has attacked Saudi Arabia and Riyadh International Airport many times before, has not come forward to claim responsibility for the crime. However, the Yemeni coalition led by Saudi Arabia said that the attacks launched by the Youth Movement constituted "outright war crimes."

Rubio posted on social media on the 10th that these attacks should be condemned and show a blatant disregard for the lives of innocent civilians. These attacks must stop immediately. In addition, Rubio also confirmed that an American citizen was killed in the incident. U.S. President Trump also expressed regret after hearing about the attack on Riyadh International Airport, saying: "The Saudis are excellent fighters, but I think this attack was a very terrible thing."