The authorities of Saudi Arabia confirmed that "three people were killed and a number of others were wounded" in the Houthi attacks on Riyadh International Airport.

The authorities of Saudi Arabia confirmed that "three people were killed and a number of others were wounded" in the Houthi attacks on Riyadh International Airport.

The Ministry of National Aviation of Saudi Arabia announced the name of one of the dead as Ali Al-Khaltami, an internal flight pilot.

About a fifth of the flights to and from Riyadh Airport, the capital of Saudi Arabia, were canceled. This is at a time when many airlines stopped their flights to Riyadh.

Intense clashes are taking place in Yemen over control of the Belmandab strait between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces.

📷 Reuters