Missile attack hits Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, casualties reported
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A missile strike hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh around 15:00 local time. Reported casualties differ, with the authority noting dozens wounded, five in intensive care and three Saudi nationals killed, including a pilot; other sources said at least two people were killed, while additional reports listed twelve fatalities and 309 injured.
The attack led to passenger evacuations and the deployment of more than a dozen ambulances to the site. Kuwait Airways cancelled its flights to and from Riyadh, and Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways also cancelled several flights to the capital, with some cancellations extending until Monday.