On October 11, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked by Houthi rebels, resulting in one death and eleven injuries. This came a day after an attack that killed twelve people and injured over three hundred at the same location on October 10. Despite these incidents, Saudi Arabia plans to proceed with major events like the World Petroleum Congress and the Future Investment Initiative aimed at boosting foreign investment. British authorities have warned citizens against non-essential travel to several Saudi cities and airports due to security concerns.
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On October 7, Houthis claimed responsibility for attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia, including King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh and Abha International Airport. The strikes killed three people – an Egyptian and Algerian at Abha airport, and a Sudanese national at King Khalid airport – and injured 36 others. The Saudi-led military coalition stated that it intercepted a missile near Riyadh but destroyed its launch platform in Yemen's capital Sanaa. These attacks mark an escalation in the conflict between Houthis, backed by Iran, and Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government against the rebels.
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One dead as Saudi airport hit again; Riyadh going ahead with major events
Saudi Arabia’s main airport came under renewed attack from Houthi rebels on Oct 11, a day after a strike on the facility killed 12 people and heaped pressure on the Middle East’s biggest economy as it prepares to host major events that seek to boost foreign investment.
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The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said that one person, a Pakistani resident, was killed and 11 other people were injured in the Oct 11 attack on King Khalid International airport in Riyadh.
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people → say → Riyadh
The attack resulted in material damage that is currently being assessed, it added.
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The Houthis swiftly claimed the attacks, saying they were a response to “Saudi aggression”.
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The Saudi-led coalition that is fighting Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, said air defences had intercepted a missile near the same location in the Saudi capital.
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The incident follows the strike on King Khalid airport on Oct 10 that killed 12 people and also injured more than 300 and marked the deadliest single event in Saudi Arabia since the Iran war began in late February.
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A projectile also fell near the King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam, which the Houthis also claimed as one of their attacks.
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The blast at the Riyadh airport on Oct 10 brought travel at the airport to a near-standstill.
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It also forced the capital’s financial hub to shift to remote work until further notice and prompted executives from BP Plc and Shell Plc to pull out of a major energy event in the city this week.
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On Oct 11, the British government warned its citizens against all but essential travel to Jeddah and Dammam, as well as to all Saudi airports except for Medina.
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It suggested they consider departing Saudi Arabia via land to neighbouring countries.
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Authorities have indicated the 25th World Petroleum Congress and associated events, due to run from Oct 11 through Oct 15, will go ahead.
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The city is also scheduled to host the Future Investment Initiative, Riyadh’s flagship investor gathering, later this month.
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The two events are set to draw industry heavyweights, including Wall Street titans such as Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon and BlackRock’s Larry Fink.
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The FII’s organisers on Oct 11 said they were preparing to “welcome thousands of delegates to Riyadh” for the event starting Oct 26.
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“Comprehensive security measures will be in place at Riyadh’s airports, our conference venues and official hotels, with coordinated arrangements for participants’ transportation and movements,” the group’s chief executive officer, Maha Al Saud, said in a statement.
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The Houthis seized the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, in 2014 and have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition almost ever since.
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The Oct 11 strike came less than a week after Saudi-backed forces in Yemen launched a campaign to retake Houthi-held areas and “eliminate” the group.
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The militants, who frequently claim attacks on Saudi oil facilities, had recently seized more Yemeni territory and bolstered their control over the Bab el-Mandeb, a global shipping choke-point.
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The Saudi-led coalition called “the cowardly terrorist attack” on the airport on Oct 11 “a full-fledged war crime” by the Houthis.
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The victims included four Saudis, a Palestinian, two Bangladeshis and one person each from the US, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Sudan, according to authorities.
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