Riyadh airport halts flights after reported missile attack
Flights at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport were suspended on Thursday after what was described as another missile attack, with the Houthi militia in Yemen claiming it fired a ballistic missile at the airport.
Operations at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport were halted on Thursday, 8 October, following what was described as another suspected missile attack. The Houthi militia in Yemen said it had fired a ballistic missile at the airport, according to the account given.
Flight operations were fully suspended for a time, and preliminary figures put 58 departures down as delayed while eleven were cancelled.
Service at the airport has since resumed.
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