
The Saudi-led coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen said that the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which killed 12 people and injured 309 others, constitutes a terrorist act and a war crime, indicating that it will respond firmly in accordance with international humanitarian law.
AI-generated summary
This attack comes hours after the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced the suspension of operational operations at King Khalid Airport due to blatant attacks, and after the Houthis announced a new wave of attacks targeting civilian airports and Saudi air bases.
The Saudi-led “Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen” coalition said on Sunday that the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was a “terrorist act,” after the attack killed at least 12 people and injured hundreds.
The coalition said in a statement: "The terrorist attack carried out by the Houthi militia on one of the passenger lounges at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and the resulting deaths and injuries among civilian passengers and airport workers, amounts to a full-fledged war crime according to international humanitarian law."
The coalition explained that it would respond to "the terrorist attack firmly and in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules."
The Houthis launched an attack on King Khalid Airport, and the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said it resulted in “the death of 12 people, including 4 citizens and 8 residents: two of Bangladeshi nationality, and one each of American, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, and Sudanese nationalities.”
The authority added that the attack resulted in the injury of 309 others and they are receiving the necessary health care, “including critical injuries.”
This came hours after the Authority, on Saturday evening, suspended operational operations at King Khalid Airport, due to what it described as “blatant attacks.”
On Friday, the authority announced two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday, the first targeting its facilities and the second a Saudi Airlines plane, resulting in the death of 3 citizens and a number of injuries.
On Thursday, the Houthis announced a new wave of attacks targeting two civilian airports - Riyadh Airport and Najran Airport, near the southern border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen - in addition to the King Khalid Air Base of the Saudi Air Force.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The coalition will announce a military operation in response to the attack within the next 48 hours
Likely · Within hours
International pressure will increase on the Houthis to stop attacks on airports and civilians
Possible · Within days
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