Three foreign nationals (Egyptian, Algerian, Sudanese) were killed and 36 people injured during attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports in Saudi Arabia, claimed by the pro-Iranian Houthis engaged in Yemen.
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The Houthis, a Yemeni rebel movement supported by Iran, are carrying out attacks against Saudi Arabia as part of the conflict in Yemen, where they are fighting the government supported by Riyadh.
Three foreign nationals lost their lives after attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha, Saudi Arabia. In a statement released Wednesday, the Saudi General Directorate of Civil Aviation specified that the two sites “were the target of attacks targeting their installations on Tuesday and Wednesday.” The victims are of Egyptian, Algerian and Sudanese nationality, while 36 other people were injured.
Saudi air authorities have not directly named those responsible for these attacks. The Houthis, pro-Iranian fighters engaged in Yemen against the government supported by Saudi Arabia, have however claimed in recent hours operations against the international airport of Abha, in the southwest of the kingdom, as well as that of the capital Riyadh.
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Saudi Arabia will strengthen its air defenses and launch targeted reprisals against Houthi positions in Yemen.
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