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Yemeni army attack on Riyadh airport kills one Pakistani, injures 11
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Yemeni army attack on Riyadh airport kills one Pakistani, injures 11

Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said a Yemeni army attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed one Pakistani national and injured 11 others. A previous attack on Saturday killed 12 people and injured 309.

Published on 12 October 2026

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Yemeni army attack on Riyadh airport kills one Pakistani, injures 11

Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Monday that a Yemeni army attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday evening killed one Pakistani national and injured 11 others. In a statement, the authority said the injured were immediately transferred to hospital for medical treatment. The attack also caused material damage, the extent of which remains under assessment.

The authority had previously reported that an attack on Saturday evening killed 12 people and injured 309 others, some of them seriously. According to the earlier report, four of those killed were Saudi nationals, while the other eight were foreign nationals, including one American citizen.

The Sunday attack is the latest in a series of incidents at the Riyadh airport amid the ongoing Saudi-Yemen war. The General Authority of Civil Aviation has been issuing statements on the attacks and their aftermath.

According to Mehr News, the authority said the injured in Sunday's attack were taken to hospital and that damage from the strike is still being evaluated.

Source: Mehr News — Read original story

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