Attack on Riyadh airport leaves 12 dead, more than 300 injured

At least 12 people were killed and 309 others injured in an attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as Iran-backed Houthis escalated the campaign they launched this summer against the kingdom. The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said in a statement on Sunday that four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis, one American, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, one Palestinian and one Sudanese were killed in the attack late Saturday. The authority said some of the injured were in critical condition and that all were receiving medical care at several hospitals. Hospitals were flooded with wounded brought by ambulance and helicopter, people briefed on the matter told Reuters. Jordan's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday that two injured Jordanians were discharged from hospital while two others were still receiving treatment. Read more: Attack on Riyadh airport leaves 12 dead, more than 300 injured A Flynas plane lands at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on 19 September 2026. (AFP)