Houthis fire missile at Riyadh airport, causing dozens injured and three deaths

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Houthis from Yemen fired a missile at Riyadh airport on Saturday, striking around 15:00 local time and causing dozens of injuries, according to a diplomatic source.

Three people died, including a Saudia pilot, while witnesses reported hearing an explosion and seeing injured people at terminal gate 403; the Kuwait national airline cancelled two flights between Kuwait and Riyadh, and the embassies of Spain, Germany and Canada advised their citizens to avoid the airport, with hospitals calling doctors to handle a serious emergency situation.

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