🔻 I hear a terrible explosion at the airport in Riyadh

🔻 I hear a terrible explosion at the airport in Riyadh

Witnesses reported hearing a huge explosion at the airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Three witnesses told AFP that people were asked to leave Riyadh airport.

One of the witnesses said he heard an explosion while waiting to board the plane, but the other two witnesses did not know what prompted them to ask people to leave the airport.

The government's communications bureau and the Saudi Arabian Aviation Organization have yet to respond to a request for comment.

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has issued a notice asking passengers to contact their respective airlines before leaving for the airport.

Airlines including Qatar and Emirates have suspended their flights to Riyadh International Airport.

Disruption in the operation of the airport in Riyadh while a major international oil congress will start tomorrow in the Saudi capital. That airport made a similar announcement on Thursday when it was the target of a Houthi ground attack.

In the ground attack by the Houthis on this airport, four people were killed and some were injured.