Saudi Arabia: Second strike hits Riyadh airport

Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport hit by second strike in two days, causing injuries and a fire.

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The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said an 'unidentified projectile' had targeted Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, causing a fire in one of its passenger halls.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation said there had been injuries, and the assessment of the damage and verification of the safety of the facilities are still under way.

The Houthis later claimed responsibility for the strikes, saying they had 'carried out four qualitative operations in the past 24 hours using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.'

A spokesman for the group said they targeted the Riyadh airport multiple times, as well as the Dammam airport in the east of the country and two facilities belonging to the Saudi state oil company Aramco.

The latest Houthi strikes also came just hours after the rebel group warned airlines and travelers to avoid Saudi airports, saying they were vulnerable to attack and had become a theater of operations for their forces.

The group added that airports in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina would not be targeted, and urged everyone to take their warnings seriously, stating that Saudi Arabia bears responsibility for any failed interceptions.

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