At least 12 dead and 309 injured in a Houthi attack on Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia

At least 12 people died and another 309 were injured this Saturday after a new attack on Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi group. Authorities confirmed that many of the survivors suffered "serious injuries" and suspended all activity in the area. "King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh suffered an attack this afternoon in the context of the ongoing and blatant attacks targeting civil aviation facilities in the kingdom," the Arab General Authority of Civil Aviation reported in a statement. It also indicated that the new Houthi offensive resulted in "several people injured, whose number is currently being counted." Meanwhile, it stated that four of the victims were of Saudi nationality. In addition, there were two fatalities from Bangladesh and one each from the following countries: the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Sudan. Furthermore, it confirmed that all operations at the airport were temporarily suspended. A witness to the attack who was at gate 403 of the airport, near the site of the missile impact, described the moment of the assault. "I saw it hit 401, I saw injured people in front of my eyes. Everyone was running," he said, speaking to AFP. It was the third attack in less than a week on Riyadh's King Khalid Airport by the Houthis. The two previous ones left a toll of four dead and significant material damage. Breaking news Saudi Arabia