Twelve dead in attack on Riyadh – Trump speaks out

Flight operations suspended

Twelve dead in attack on Riyadh – Trump speaks out

Attacks on Saudi Arabia are increasing. After the recent shelling of the airport in Riyadh, there is now a risk of further escalation: US President Donald Trump is considering intervention.

In the third attack on the international Airport According to the aviation authority, twelve people were killed and 309 people injured in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh within a week on Saturday. Some are seriously injured. According to authorities, the victims also included a US citizen.

An eyewitness at the airport reported an explosion and several injured people lying on the ground. An injured traveler told Reuters he saw a flying object in the sky before part of the ceiling collapsed near a departure gate.

According to the aviation authority, operations were temporarily suspended and flights were diverted or canceled. Western embassies called on their citizens to avoid the area. No one initially claimed responsibility for the attack. Saudi authorities attributed the attack to the Iran supported Houthi rebels.

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The Houthis continued their rocket attacks Saudi Arabia recently strengthened and claimed responsibility for previous attacks on the airport. After the latest attack, a military spokesman for the militia reposted an older post. It said only previously approved humanitarian flights would be allowed to land in Riyadh. The speaker simply added the words: “A memory.”

US President Donald Trump concluded a military involvement of the USA Saudi Arabian strikes against the Houthis are not enough. When asked whether Washington He said: “That’s possible. We’ll take a look at it.” The US government will make a decision quickly. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that the United States strongly condemned the recent attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “These reprehensible attacks show a blatant disregard for the lives of innocent civilians. They must stop immediately,” Rubio wrote on Platform X.

The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh strongly advised American citizens to avoid the airport and surrounding areas. The missions of Great Britain, Ireland and Canada also warned about the security situation. The attack occurred without warning from the Saudi Arabian alert system, according to people familiar with the incident. Rescue workers took the injured, some of whom were in critical condition, to clinics.

The background to the attacks is a military escalation between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government troops in the war-torn region Yemen. The Houthis have been fighting Yemen’s internationally recognized government for more than a decade. Saudi Arabia repeatedly carries out air strikes in its neighboring country.

Last weekend, the Yemeni government announced a large-scale offensive to retake all areas controlled by the Houthis. The Houthis have recently been able to gain strategically important areas for themselves.