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Attack on Riyadh airport leaves 12 dead, more than 300 injured
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 12 people were killed and 309 others injured in an attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as Iran-backed Houthis escalated the campaign they launched this summer against the kingdom. </p>
<p>The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said in a statement on Sunday that four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis, one American, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, one Palestinian and one Sudanese were killed in the attack late Saturday.</p>
<p>The authority said some of the injured were in critical condition and that all were receiving medical care at several hospitals. </p>
<p>Hospitals were flooded with wounded brought by ambulance and helicopter, people briefed on the matter told Reuters. </p>
<p>Jordan's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday that two injured Jordanians were discharged from hospital while two others were still receiving treatment. </p>
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<figure class="image"><img alt="A Flynas plane lands at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on 19 September 2026. (AFP)" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/crop_16_9/public/images-story/000_C8RP6NU.jpg.jpg?itok=_Vx8GY2H">
<figcaption>A Flynas plane lands at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on 19 September 2026. (AFP)</figcaption>
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