Britain strongly condemns the attack on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh

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On Saturday, the United Kingdom strongly condemned the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which resulted in a number of casualties.

The British Minister of State for Middle Eastern Affairs, Stephen Doty, said through his account on X, today: “We strongly condemn the attack that targeted King Khalid International Airport today, and we stand in solidarity with all those affected by it,” calling on British citizens to follow the instructions of the Saudi authorities.

This came as the General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked this afternoon, Saturday, in light of the continuation of “blatant attacks targeting civil aviation facilities in the Kingdom, and the attack resulted in a number of injuries that are being identified.”

The authority explained that operational operations at the airport have been temporarily suspended, until the damage assessment is completed and the safety of the facilities is verified, in coordination with the competent authorities, and developments will be announced later.

For weeks, Houthi attempts to carry out attacks on areas inside Saudi Arabia have escalated, while air defenses have responded to them, with the continued confrontations in Yemen between the Yemeni armed forces and the Houthi militias.