Unidentified projectile sparks fire at Riyadh airport; Dammam also attacked
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An unidentified projectile struck the terminal of Riyadh's Rey Jalid International Airport on Sunday, causing a fire, and Saudi civil aviation authorities reported a separate attack on Dammam airport on the east coast.
Saudi coalition spokesperson General Turki al-Malki said a cruise missile and a drone were intercepted and destroyed in the vicinity of Riyadh and eastern Saudi Arabia, while Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the forces had attacked Riyadh airport and energy facilities several times in the last 24 hours.
The United States, the European Union, Israel, Russia, Iraq, Pakistan and other countries condemned the attacks, and UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres called the attacks on civilians and civil infrastructure a violation of international law.