The Houthi group's third attack in a week on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday killed at least 12 people and wounded 309 others, according to Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority.
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The dead included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis, and one citizen each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Egypt.
Hospitals in Riyadh were overwhelmed with casualties brought in by ambulances and helicopters. Several victims were reported to be in critical condition, according to sources familiar with the situation.
The attack occurred without warning, and the Saudi threat warning system issued no prior warning. Two previous attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed four people and severely damaged a Saudi commercial airliner.
This latest attack is the deadliest in Saudi Arabia in more than a decade. The incident also highlights the vulnerability of Saudi defenses amid its military campaign against the Houthi group.
The Saudi-led military coalition vowed to respond to the attack.
Saudi Arabia has previously carried out a series of attacks targeting the Houthis in support of Yemeni government forces in their battle against the Iran-backed Houthis.
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said all flights from Riyadh were diverted on Saturday (September 10) and operations at the airport serving the city of about eight million people were temporarily suspended.
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