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Major Houthi attack on Saudi airport kills at least 12, hundreds wounded

Major Houthi attack on Saudi airport kills at least 12, hundreds wounded

By GhanaSummary NewsroomEgypt

At least 12 people were killed and hundreds wounded when Yemen’s Houthi militants struck Riyadh’s international airport with a missile on Saturday, in Saudi Arabia’s deadliest attack in more than a decade.

King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia’s second-busiest, serves the capital, Riyadh, a city of about eight million people.

Saudi Arabia ended its longstanding partnership with the UAE late last year over its backing of a rival force in Yemen, misjudged Trump’s willingness to back it if it needed support, and struggled to organize disintegrated armed factions fighting the Houthis.

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