Twelve people were killed and 309 others injured in Saturday’s attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) confirmed early Sunday.
The dead included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis, and one national each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Sudan. GACA said the 309 injured were receiving care across several hospitals, with some in critical condition. The authority extended condolences to the families of those killed.
The attack also caused material damage to airport facilities. Authorities suspended operations at the airport following the strike to allow emergency teams and other agencies to carry out safety assessments before flights could resume. The nature and extent of the structural damage was still being assessed.
Saturday’s attack came two days after a separate series of strikes on the same airport on Thursday, in which three Saudi citizens were killed and several others injured.
GACA’s initial statement on Saturday had confirmed injuries without disclosing the full toll. Updated figures released early Sunday showed the scale of the incident to be considerably larger.
The United States issued a security alert urging American citizens to avoid the area following the attack, and US President Donald Trump described the strike as “unacceptable.” Reports also indicate Trump was weighing potential US military action against the Houthis in response.
