
A Saudi Arabian Airlines passenger plane was seriously damaged by a fire at Riyadh airport, which sources said could have been caused by shrapnel or a direct hit from a projectile during a Houthi missile attack on King Khaled International Airport.
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A Saudi Arabian Airlines passenger plane was seriously damaged due to a fire at Riyadh airport.
The fire could have been caused by shrapnel or a direct hit from a projectile during a Houthi missile strike.
MOSCOW, October 8 - RIA Novosti. A passenger plane belonging to the state airline Saudi Arabian Airlines was seriously damaged as a result of a fire that broke out while parked at the airport in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Reuters reports, citing informed sources.
Earlier on Thursday, the Shiite movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) ruling in northern Yemen announced a missile attack on King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh.
According to sources, the fire is caused by shrapnel or a direct impact from a projectile.
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