An attack on an airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital, killed twelve people and injured around 300 others, according to reports. Saudi and US officials attributed the strike to Yemen's Houthi movement. The Houthis have not issued a statement regarding the latest attack.
The incident marks another in a series of strikes targeting Saudi infrastructure. Officials from both Saudi Arabia and the United States pointed to the Iranian-backed Houthi group as responsible for the assault. The group has previously carried out drone and missile attacks against Saudi Arabia but has remained silent on this particular incident.
Details about the nature of the attack and the specific location within the airport remained limited in initial reports. The scale of casualties, with twelve dead and hundreds wounded, underscored the severity of the strike on the civilian aviation hub.
The attack reflects ongoing tensions in the region stemming from Yemen's civil war, where Houthis have been engaged in conflict with the Saudi-led coalition since 2015. The group has developed increasingly sophisticated weaponry and has repeatedly targeted Saudi airports, oil facilities, and other strategic infrastructure.