The brief
The disruption at the international airport followed an overnight air raid alert issued by Saudi authorities, the first such warning since fighting in neighboring Yemen intensified this month. Flames and plumes of smoke were seen rising near Riyadh airport this afternoon with flights cancelled and delayed. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- The disruption at the international airport followed an overnight air raid alert issued by Saudi authorities, the first such warning since fighting in neighboring Yemen intensified this month.S1
- Flames and plumes of smoke were seen rising near Riyadh airport this afternoon with flights cancelled and delayed. This as fighting between Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels has killed 48 people in recent hours. The rebels stage...S2
- Authorities also issued warnings for Jeddah and Yanbu, a major industrial port and home to vital oil facilitiesFlames and a large plume of black smoke were seen rising above Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia on Saturday after the government sent air-raid alerts t...S3
- Smoke was seen billowing from a location near the main airport in Riyadh following overnight warnings of an aerial threat.S4
- Residents said they heard explosions during the first air raid alert issued for the Saudi capital.S5
- Massive black smoke plume seen near Riyadh airport amid Houthi escalationS6
- A number of apparent explosions have been heard and major disruption reported at the airport.S7
- RIYADH - A large plume of smoke was visible near Riyadh's main airport on Saturday after booms were heard and Saudi Arabia sent alerts overnight warning of potential danger around the capital, amid an escalation in attacks by Yemen's Houthi group.S8
