Operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh have been suspended following a new attack on Saturday afternoon that left several people injured, Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said.
GACA stated that officials were assessing the damage and working to determine the exact number of casualties. Kuwait Airways announced it was cancelling flights due to the airport's closure, citing a "security situation."
Earlier on Saturday, the airport had urged passengers to contact their airlines and check their flight status before travelling to the airport, amid reports of disruptions to air traffic. The airport did not specify the cause of the disruptions in its initial advisory.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs instructed Saudi citizens travelling to the kingdom to contact local embassies if their travel plans had been disrupted by the attack.
The attack came two days after a strike on the same airport on Thursday killed at least three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, according to GACA. That attack also damaged a plane and disrupted air traffic. Days before Thursday's strike, separate attacks on Abha and King Khalid airports killed three civilians and injured 36 others.
Yemen's Houthi group, which is at war with Riyadh and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government in Aden, claimed responsibility for the Thursday attack. A Houthi military spokesperson said the group had launched a ballistic missile at the Riyadh airport, claiming it had successfully hit its intended target.
The Iran-backed group had not claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack as of the time of reporting. The Houthis have previously warned aviation companies to avoid Saudi airspace, stating that any aircraft operating there -- except over the holy cities of Mecca and Medina -- is a target.
Following reports of the latest attack, US President Donald Trump was asked by reporters outside the White House whether the United States planned to join Saudi strikes on the Houthis.
"We may. We're going to look at it. We just found out about the recent attack, so we'll make a decision. We move very quickly," he said.
Foreign embassies in Riyadh, including those of the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada, issued advisories to their citizens following the attack.
The US mission said it was "aware of attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh" and "strongly recommends" all US citizens avoid the airport and surrounding areas.
The British and Irish embassies advised their nationals about "a serious incident" at the airport. Canada's embassy advised citizens in Riyadh to avoid all travel to the airport, citing "ongoing military activity." Japan's embassy "strongly" condemned Houthi attacks on airports and other Saudi civilian facilities.
