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Houthi attack on Saudi airport kills 12, injures 309

Riyadh, Oct 11 (UNI) Twelve people were killed and 309 injured in a missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said early on Sunday, as Houthis attacks on the kingdom's civilian aviation infrastructure intensified.
The latest strikes have disrupted air travel across Saudi Arabia. Around 580 flights were cancelled on Sunday, according to flight tracking website Flightradar 24.
The dead included four Saudi nationals, two Bangladeshis and one citizen each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan, GACA said in a statement, adding that some of the injured were in critical condition.
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