Riyadh airport attack kills 12, Saudi authorities say; flights remain disrupted
Saudi aviation authorities report 12 deaths and 309 injuries from the October 10 attack on King Khalid International Airport; the closure continued to disrupt flights on Sunday.
The aviation authority says some of the injured are in critical condition and that property damage is still being assessed.
The Saudi-led coalition blames Yemen’s Houthis; AP reported no immediate claim of responsibility for this attack. [1][2]
The disruption extends beyond a single departure: Etihad confirmed six Sunday cancellations, and its advisory included some Monday and Tuesday services. Other airlines’ schedules were also changing. Travellers should confirm directly with their carrier before leaving and check onward connections; a flight still appearing in a timetable is not confirmation that it will operate. [3]
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- GACA via Saudi Press Agency · follow-up
October 11 at 01:11 Saudi local time; October 10 at 22:11 UTC. Reports 12 fatalities, 309 injuries and damage assessment. Full public article record retained after direct retrieval.
- AP · attack reporting
Independently edited reporting by Samy Magdy and Cara Anna; attribution to the Houthis is the coalition’s claim.
- The National · airline confirmations
October 11 report updated 14:02 as displayed, timezone unstated. Carrier cancellations extend into later days; no confirmed reopening time is asserted.
- Wikimedia Commons · historical airport photograph
Kskhh, 10 August 2019; CC BY-SA 3.0. Contextual pre-attack image, not damage evidence.
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King Khalid airport’s domestic departures entrance · August 2019.
Kskhh / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0