ISTANBUL, Oct 12 — A fire broke out at Terminal 4 of King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Sunday after it was struck by an unidentified projectile, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing the Saudi-led coalition.
In a statement, the coalition said relevant authorities were responding to the fire, without providing details on the extent of the damage or whether there were any casualties.
In a subsequent statement, the coalition announced that air defences had intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile near the airport.
It did not clarify whether the intercepted missile was linked to the projectile that struck the terminal or identify who was responsible for the attack.
The incident came a day after an attack on the same airport killed 12 people and injured 309 others, according to figures released by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation overnight from Saturday into Sunday.
The authority announced on Saturday that operations at the airport had been temporarily suspended pending the completion of damage assessments and safety checks on its facilities, in coordination with relevant authorities.
King Khalid International Airport also came under two attacks on Thursday, Oct. 8, one targeting its facilities and the other a Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft.
The aviation authority said on Friday that the attacks had killed three Saudi citizens and injured several citizens and residents of different nationalities, while also causing material damage.
Earlier attacks targeted Abha and King Khalid international airports on Oct 6 and 7, killing three residents of Moroccan, Algerian and Sudanese nationalities and injuring 36 others, according to Saudi authorities.
The latest incident brings the number of attacks on King Khalid International Airport since Tuesday to five within a week, according to an Anadolu tally of official Saudi statements.
Saudi authorities have not identified those responsible for the attacks, although the Houthi group announced on Thursday that it had targeted King Khalid International Airport with a ballistic missile.
