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EXPLAINED: Riyadh airport suspends operations after attack leaves multiple people wounded | Rare Historical Photos

A file image of a plane approaching King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 27, 2015
A file image of a plane approaching King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 27, 2015. © Carolyn Kaster, AP

At least twelve people were killed in an attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, including an Egyptian flight attendant, according to a medical source at a local hospital. Earlier this week, another attack on the airport by the Houthis killed three people and damaged a plane, though the Iran-backed group did not announce any new attacks on Saturday.

At least 12 people were killed and 309 others wounded Saturday in a strike on Riyadh's international airport, Saudi Arabia's civil aviation officials said – an attack that a diplomatic source blamed on Yemen's Houthis.

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