Saudi Civil Aviation: 12 Dead, 309 Injured in Attack on Riyadh Airport on Saturday

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that 12 people were killed and 309 others injured in the attack targeting Riyadh Airport on Saturday, marking one of the deadliest assaults the kingdom has suffered in recent years.

In a statement posted on the X platform, the authority said, “The brutal attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon (...) resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including four Saudi nationals, and residents of the following nationalities: two Bangladeshi, one American, one Egyptian, one Argentine, one Syrian, one Palestinian, and one Sudanese. The attack also left 309 others injured.”

It noted that the victims “are receiving necessary medical care in several hospitals, including some with critical injuries.”