Saudi strikes kill three at Riyad airport as Houthi attacks escalate

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Three Saudi citizens were killed in Houthi rebel attacks on an airport in Riyad, Saudi authorities reported. The strikes also damaged an aircraft, though no passengers were aboard. The attacks targeted King Khalid Airport, with one strike hitting facilities and another hitting a plane. Several people were injured. The deaths follow earlier reports of a Moroccan and an Algerian woman killed at another airport the same day. The Iran-backed Houthis have escalated attacks on Saudi airports this week after Yemen's Saudi-backed government reclaimed territory. Airlines have cancelled about 300 flights to Riyad, while the conflict has displaced 200,000 people in Yemen.


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