Services at Riyadh airport suspended after attack: Saudi civil aviation authority

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Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) says that due to an attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport this afternoon, operations have been suspended.

“The attack resulted in a number of injuries, the extent of which is currently being assessed,” the GACA statement reads.

“The Authority stated that operational activities at the airport have been temporarily suspended pending a full damage assessment and verification of facility safety, in coordination with the relevant authorities; further updates will be announced in due course.”

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