Airport targeted in Riyadh: Threat of retaliation from Saudi Arabia

Major General Turki al-Maliki, Spokesperson of the Arab Coalition that supports the legitimate government in Yemen, stated in his statement on the social media platform of the US-based company X that the Houthis carried out a terrorist attack yesterday targeting one of the passenger terminals at King Khalid International Airport.

Maliki emphasized that there were dead and injured people among civilians and airport employees as a result of the attack, and that this situation literally constituted "a war crime" according to international humanitarian law and customary rules.

Pointing out that the action in question is incompatible with humanitarian principles, values ​​and morality, Maliki noted that the Joint Forces Command will respond decisively to "this terrorist attack" in accordance with international humanitarian law and relevant rules.

Saudi Arabia's General Assembly of Civil Aviation (GACA) recently reported that the number of people killed in the attack targeting King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh by the Houthis yesterday increased to 12 and the number of injured increased to 309.

GACA announced yesterday that 4 people lost their lives and many people were injured in the Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh between 6-8 October.

While the conflicts between government forces and the Houthis in Yemen have increased recently, the Iranian-backed Houthis are targeting Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, claiming that they are being attacked.

Yemen is the scene of a civil war that started after the Iran-backed Houthis took control of the capital Sanaa and some provinces in September 2014.

The Arab Coalition led by Saudi Arabia has been supporting the Yemeni government, which is recognized by the international community, since March 2015.