10 attacks were carried out at 5 airports in Saudi Arabia, 19 people died

King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh was the most targeted airport with 5 attacks. Due to the attacks, operations at the airport were temporarily stopped.

The Arab Coalition announced that an ammunition of unknown origin hit the passenger hall of the 4th terminal of King Khalid International Airport and a fire broke out.

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) announced that there were injuries in the attack.

GACA stated that efforts to assess damage and check the security of airport facilities are continuing in coordination with the relevant authorities.

THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN SATURDAY'S ATTACK INCREASED TO 13

In the attack on the airport on Saturday, 12 people died and 309 people were injured.

It was announced that 4 of those who lost their lives were citizens of Saudi Arabia, 2 of them were citizens of Bangladesh, and the others were citizens of the USA, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan.

The death toll rose to 13 after the Indian Embassy in Riyadh announced that one of its citizens injured in the attack had died.

GACA announced that operations at the airport were temporarily suspended on Saturday evening until the damage assessment and security checks of the facilities were completed.

3 PEOPLE KILLED IN THE 8 OCTOBER ATTACKS

Two attacks were carried out on King Khalid Airport on October 8. In one of the attacks, airport facilities were targeted, and in the other, a plane belonging to Saudi Arabian Airlines was targeted.

GACA announced that 3 Saudi Arabian citizens lost their lives and were injured in two attacks. It was announced that pilot Hamud Ali al-Kulsumi was among the 3 people who lost their lives. Saudi Arabian Airlines reported that a parked plane was also damaged in the attacks.

In the attack on the airport on Wednesday, October 7, a Sudanese citizen lost his life and 8 people were injured. GACA announced that 5 of the injured were Saudi Arabian citizens, 2 Egyptian citizens and one Pakistani citizen.

KING FAHD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS THE TARGET OF TWO ATTACKS

GACA reported that King Fahd International Airport in Dammam suffered a new attack on the evening of Sunday, October 11.

In the statement, it was stated that efforts are continuing to complete the damage assessment and check the security of the facilities in coordination with the relevant authorities.

The Arab Coalition reported that an ammunition fell around King Fahd International Airport yesterday.

ATTACKS IN ABHA, JAZAN AND NECRAN

In the attack on Abha International Airport on Tuesday, October 6, 2 Moroccan and Algerian citizens residing in the country lost their lives and 28 people were injured.

GACA announced that there were Saudi Arabian citizens and foreigners among the injured, and a Bangladeshi and Philippine citizen were also injured.

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan and Najran International Airport were also attacked on Monday, October 5. 3 people were injured in the attack.

Thus, 19 people died in 10 attacks on 5 airports in Saudi Arabia in a week.

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