A deadly assault at Riyadh’s international airport has left at least 12 people dead and over 300 wounded, with victims from multiple countries including Saudi Arabia, the U.S., and several Arab and South Asian nations. The attack, the most recent in a series targeting the airport this week, has raised casualties among both civilians and foreign nationals, with some injuries described as life-threatening. Saudi officials have linked the violence to broader regional tensions, signaling potential calls for heightened military assistance from key allies. The escalating security crisis underscores growing instability in the kingdom’s capital.
Saudi authorities say the latest attack on the international airport in the capital, Riyadh, has killed 12 people and injured over 300. Their statement says the dead on Saturday included four Saudi citizens as well as two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a U.S. citizen, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese. It said some of those injured were in critical condition. The attack — the latest of several in the past week on King Khalid International Airport — is expected to increase Saudi pressure on allies including the United States to provide military support for the kingdom.
