At least 12 people, including one American, were killed and 309 others injured
on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, according to Saudi officials.
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Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said those killed included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis and one person each from Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan.
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Those injured were receiving treatment at several hospitals, officials said in a social media post.
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The Saudi kingdom has faced an extraordinary series of assaults on the new front in the Iran war.
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President Trump said he was evaluating whether the U.S. should join Saudi strikes against the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen.
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We're gonna look at it," Mr. Trump said earlier Saturday when asked about the possibility.
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"We just found out about the recent attack [on the airport].
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So we'll make a decision — we move very quickly."
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A U.S. State Department spokesperson on Saturday condemned "Houthi terrorist attacks against civilian infrastructure and airports."
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The Iran-backed Houthis have not yet claimed responsibility for Saturday's strike.
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The spokesperson told CBS News the State Department is in close contact with its "Saudi partners."
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The Houthis, though, claimed attacks earlier in the week on King Khalid that killed three Saudis, including a pilot.
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In Saturday's strike, a missile struck a complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights, a regional official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak to the media.
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, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis.
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There was no immediate statement from the rebels, who earlier Saturday accused Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa International Airport in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital.
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Riyadh airport operations have been suspended
Saudi civil aviation authorities said airport operations were suspended.
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An official notice to aviators said the suspension was through midnight.
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The airport had a heavy police presence, with all entrances blocked, and lights around the complex were dimmed.
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Flights were diverted elsewhere, the Flightradar24 tracker said.
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Countries including the U.S., Britain, Germany, Australia and Canada warned citizens to avoid the airport.
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The attacks on Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, have rattled markets and the region.
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And yet the Saudi energy ministry, hours after the latest one, was still promoting a major international energy conference set to begin in Riyadh on Sunday.
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Fighting in Yemen between the Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces has escalated, with the Saudi-led coalition providing air support for government forces attempting to reverse recent Houthi gains along the Red Sea.
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Those gains gave the rebels better surveillance of shipping on the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a corridor that is a crucial alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has been attacking ships.
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Though the Houthis have told The Associated Press and others they are only targeting Saudi shipping as part of a blockade in retaliation for one imposed on them, concerns about wider attacks persist.
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The Houthis previously attacked other ships after the war in Gaza began, calling it solidarity with Palestinians.
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A U.S. bombing campaign sharply limited that.
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Flight disruptions are growing
The Houthis this week warned global airlines "for the last time" about the potential consequences of operating in Saudi airspace, which they described as a theater for their military operations.
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At least 291 flights at the Riyadh airport had been canceled over the past 24 hours, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.
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Before the latest attack, Air India, FlyDubai, Lufthansa Group and Pakistan International Airlines were among airlines suspending flights to and from Riyadh and other Saudi airports for varying periods.
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency had expanded its guidance on Saudi airspace, noting the Houthis' ability to strike targets deeper inside the kingdom, including Riyadh, and a "greater focus on aviation infrastructure."
The missile and drone attacks and interception efforts "create an increased risk of misidentification of civil aircraft," it said.
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Two regional officials said Houthi attacks on the Riyadh airport on Thursday damaged three planes.
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The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to brief the media.
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The Saudi national carrier said one of its aircraft was damaged on the ground, with no passengers on board.
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