Saudi Arabia says 1 dead, 11 injured in latest attack on Riyadh airport

Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International airport has been struck by a projectile, killing one person and injuring 11.

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According to the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), a projectile struck Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International airport, killing one person and injuring 11. The deceased was identified as a Pakistani resident. The injured were transferred to several hospitals for medical care.

The strike occurred on Sunday, a day after a Houthi missile hit the airport, killing 12 people and wounding more than 300, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. India's embassy in Saudi Arabia said one of its citizens died on Sunday due to injuries sustained in Saturday's attack, bringing the death toll to 13.

Damage assessments and safety inspections of the airport are under way, according to GACA. A witness on board a taxiing aircraft at the airport told the Reuters news agency that a projectile struck the tarmac next to several parked planes at about 8:30pm (17:30 GMT) on Sunday, causing a fire.

The Riyadh airport has been struck four times in the past five days. Houthi attacks on King Khalid airport on Thursday killed at least three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, according to GACA. The airport has been closed since Saturday's attack, which was the deadliest in the country since the US-Israel war on Iran began in late February.

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