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Deadly strike on Riyadh airport kills twelve and injures over three hundred

A strike on the international airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others in the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab state since the Iran war began.

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An attack on the international airport in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others, Fortune, Investing.com, NPR, the Baltimore Sun, News-Press NOW, the New York Post, and Arab News reported. Saudi civil aviation authorities stated early on Sunday that several of the injured people remained in critical condition. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Civil aviation authorities said the casualties included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals, and one citizen each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Sudan, and Syria, Fortune reported. Official statements did not immediately assign blame for the strike, according to Fortune. [1]

The New York Post and Investing.com reported that Iran-backed Houthi rebels carried out the strike. Fortune noted that the incident is the deadliest strike in any Gulf Arab country since the start of the Iran war, which has expanded into fighting between Houthis and Saudi-backed forces in Yemen. [1][2][6]

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In short

  • An attack on Riyadh international airport killed 12 people and injured more than 300.
  • The casualties included citizens from Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and the United States.
  • It is the deadliest attack in any Gulf Arab nation since the start of the Iran war.

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  1. [1]Attack on Saudi airport kills 12 people and wounds more than 300—the deadliest strike in any Gulf Arab country since the start of the Iran warFortune, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Houthi attack on Saudi airport kills 12, over 300 wounded, authorities sayInvesting.com News, 2h ago
  3. [3]Attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more, Saudi authorities sayNPR, 2h ago
  4. [4]12 killed and over 300 hurt in latest attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi authorities sayBaltimore Sun, 2h ago
  5. [5]Attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more, Saudi authorities sayNews-Press NOW, 3h ago
  6. [6]American among 12 dead after Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi airportNew York Post, 2h ago
  7. [7]Riyadh airport attacked killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more, says Saudi civil aviation agencyArab News, 10h ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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