Saudi officials reported that a Pakistani national was among those killed and several other individuals injured during a second missile or drone strike targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday. The attack marks a significant escalation following a deadly assault on the same facility just one day earlier.
The initial strike, which occurred on Saturday, resulted in 12 fatalities and left more than 300 people wounded. According to Al Jazeera correspondent Malik Traina, the rapid succession of these incidents has drawn international attention to the security of major Saudi infrastructure.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the Sunday attack, though the Houthi movement is widely identified as the perpetrator in connection with the recent wave of strikes on the region. Authorities are continuing to investigate the scope of damage and the identities of those injured.
Is the international response actually going to change anything? It feels like these attacks just escalate without real consequences for the perpetrators.
The death toll keeps rising and I’m worried about my family still in Riyadh. How can people just go about their daily lives with this constant threat?
This is absolutely terrifying. Two attacks on the same airport within twenty-four hours shows a complete lack of concern for civilian safety.