Houthi Assaults in Saudi Arabia Have Killed a Pilot, a Flight Attendant and a Widowed Mother
At least 20 people were murdered last week in a series of attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid and Abha international airports in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels intensified attacks on the country. Among the victims were a pilot for a Saudi airline, an Egyptian flight attendant and a Syrian widow with four children. Saudi and international nationals were among the deceased, Saudi authorities said, and hundreds have been injured.
Saturday’s incident in Riyadh claimed the lives of four Saudis and eight foreigners. Death toll from that strike increased to 13, with one injured Indian citizen confirmed dead. Separately on Sunday, Saudi police claimed an attack killed a Pakistani citizen and wounded 11 other people. The international victims included two Bangladeshis and nationals of the US, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan.
Saturday’s attack was the bloodiest on Saudi land in more than a decade, and left more than 300 people wounded. It is a major escalation in the war in Yemen, where Riyadh has long been militarily backing the internationally recognised government in its struggle against the Houthis, sparking fears the violence could spread and involve American forces.
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump suggested his country was considering joining Saudi operations on the Houthis in the battle, a spillover from the bigger war with Iran that the US and Israel started in February.
Among the casualties were three Saudi nationals including Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia pilot Capt Hamoud Ali Alkalthami who died in strikes on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport last Thursday. The airline said in a statement he had died. Saudi authorities stated airport facilities and a Saudia aircraft were targeted.
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