Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport kill 5, including foreigners

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Three Saudi citizens were killed in Houthi rebel attacks on an airport in Riyad, Saudi authorities reported. The strikes also killed a Moroccan and an Algerian woman earlier this week. The attacks targeted King Khalid Airport, with one strike hitting facilities and another damaging an empty aircraft, wounding several people. The Iran-backed Houthis have hit multiple Saudi airports following a government army counteroffensive in Yemen. Airlines have cancelled about 300 flights to Riyad, including Lufthansa and Air India. The renewed conflict stems from Saudi support for Yemen's government against the Houthis, who recently seized western Yemen near the strategic Bab el Mandeb strait.


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