Houthis attack King Fahd Airport in Dammam
Yemeni Houthi rebels attacked King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday evening. According to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), the attack killed one person and injured eight others; one of the injured later died in hospital.
The Saudi GACA authority announced the attack on Dammam airport on Wednesday evening, saying it had claimed one life and left eight people injured, who were taken to hospitals.
Shortly afterward, the authority reported that one of the injured had died in hospital, raising the overall death toll from the attack to two.
- Location of attack
- King Fahd Airport, Dammam
- Killed
- 2 people
- Injured
- 8 people
- Perpetrator
- Yemeni Houthis
According to the source, Saudi authorities were still assessing the extent of material damage to the airport at the time the report was published.
The attack is the latest in a string of similar incidents in recent weeks – in early October, the Houthis also struck the airport in Riyadh, killing twelve people and injuring more than three hundred.
According to the text, these attacks are Houthi retaliation for Saudi Arabia's support of Yemeni government forces fighting the rebels.
The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have been waging a civil war against the Yemeni government since 2014, during which they took control of the northwest of the country, including the capital Sanaa. In September, they also extended their control over almost the entire Yemeni coast of the Red Sea and seized territory near the Bab al-Mandab strait.
Current activity at Dammam airport, as well as its traffic, can be tracked on the map at map.flights under the airport code DMM.