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Eyewitness at Riyadh airport reports seeing explosion, people lying injured

Published October 10, 2026 Updated October 10, 2026 08:36pm

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An eyewitness at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport claims to have seen an explosion and then multiple people lying injured on the ground inside the airport, according to Reuters.

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