Strikes on international airports in Abha and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killed three people and injured 36 others, the kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said.
According to the General Authority of Civil Aviation’s statement on the Saudi Arabia airport attacks, Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh came under strikes on October 6-7. Both sites reported casualties and injuries.
The strike on Abha International Airport killed two women, one from Morocco and one from Algeria, and wounded 28 people. Among the injured were nationals of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh and the Philippines.
At King Khalid International Airport, a Sudanese national was killed. Eight people were wounded in that strike, including five Saudi nationals, two Egyptians and one Pakistani national.
The injured have conditions ranging from mild to severe and are being treated at medical facilities. The attacks also caused material damage to infrastructure at both airports.
Relevant government agencies are investigating the scale of the incidents and taking additional measures to strengthen security for passengers and civil aviation flights.
