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William Christou in Jerusalem

Saudi coalition vows retaliation after deadly Houthi attack on Riyadh airport

Dust and debris inside King Khalid international airport
Dust and debris inside King Khalid international airport after Saturday’s attack. Photograph: Social media/Reuters

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has vowed to retaliate after a suspected Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded more than 300, as Donald Trump said the US could join its military campaign.

Saudi Arabia blamed the Iran-allied Houthi rebel movement for the strike on the airport on Saturday, which damaged passenger terminals. It was the deadliest attack on a Gulf country since the war with Iran started in March and an apparent escalation in the Houthis’ war with Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government that it sponsors.

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