Article 78ZPY Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say

Riyadh airport hit again after deadly Houthi missile attack, Saudi authorities say

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William Christou in Jerusalem
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Unidentified projectile strikes King Khalid airport as escalating attacks threaten to draw more countries into Yemen conflict

A projectile hit a passenger terminal at the airport in Riyadh on Sunday, the day after a deadly missile attack on the facility carried out by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebel group killed 13 people.

An unidentified projectile hit terminal 4 at King Khalid international airport, starting a fire and causing injuries, according to Saudi authorities. Air defences also intercepted a cruise missile in the vicinity of the airport. It was the latest of several attacks on the airport in the past week.

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