Bahrain Condoles Saudi Arabia and Allied and Friendly Nations on Victims of Houthi Attack on King Khalid International Airport

Manama, October 11 (KUNA) — The Kingdom of Bahrain expressed its sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathies to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Sudan, the United States, and Bangladesh following the deaths of their nationals in the heinous attack carried out by the Houthi militia on King Khalid International Airport in the capital, Riyadh.

In a statement, Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s full solidarity with the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its unwavering support for all measures undertaken to safeguard its sovereignty, security, and stability, as well as to protect its citizens and residents on its territory. It emphasized that the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an integral part of Bahrain’s security and of the collective security framework of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The statement conveyed condolences to the victims’ families and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

The statement reiterated Bahrain’s strong condemnation and denunciation of this cowardly terrorist attack, which reflects the Houthi militia’s continued targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure, including airports, and constitutes a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and of the principles of international law and international humanitarian law.

It also renewed Bahrain’s call upon the UN Security Council to take urgent action and adopt decisive and deterrent measures to halt Houthi terrorist attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, to put an end to their threats to the security and safety of air and maritime navigation, to hold perpetrators and their supporters accountable, and to ensure full implementation of the Council’s relevant resolutions, particularly Resolutions 2216, 2722, and 2817.

In the same context, the statement called on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and other relevant international organizations to fulfill their responsibilities in safeguarding the security and safety of international civil aviation, thereby ensuring the protection of civilians and the preservation of regional and international peace and security.

It is worth noting that Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that 12 people were killed and 309 others injured in the attack targeting King Khalid International Airport on Saturday. (End) KH NA / NA NA