Hospitals in Riyadh are treating 309 people injured in a missile attack on King Khalid International Airport that killed 12 people, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
In a statement posted on X on October 11, GACA confirmed that all injured individuals were receiving medical care at several hospitals across the Saudi capital. Authorities have not disclosed the names of the facilities treating the patients, including those reported to be in critical condition.
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Saudi Health Minister Fahad Al-Jalajel visited some of the injured on Sunday evening, according to the state-run AlEkhbariya news channel.
Major General Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, said the Houthi militia had targeted a passenger terminal at the airport. Civilian travellers and airport workers were among those killed and injured, according to a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
The 12 fatalities included four Saudi citizens and eight residents of other nationalities, including individuals from Bangladesh, Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, the United States and Sudan.
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Yemen spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said “In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday that the Houthi militia carried out the attack on a passenger terminal at the airport. Civilian travelers and airport workers were among the dead and wounded.”
The incident has raised concerns about civilian safety and airport operations amid escalating regional tensions. Authorities have yet to release further details about the hospitals treating the injured or the conditions of those receiving care.
