India Condemns Riyadh Airport Missile Strike That Killed 12

India has strongly condemned a missile attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that resulted in twelve deaths and over three hundred injuries. According to the Hindustan Times, the October tenth strike hit the airport complex which includes domestic flight terminals three and four.

Casualties

The Saudi civil aviation authority reported that the victims of this third airport attack of the week included four Saudi nationals, two people from Bangladesh, and one person each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Egypt. Hospitals received a flood of casualties brought in by ambulances and helicopters, with several patients in critical condition following the unannounced strike. Two earlier attacks at the facility this week had already killed four people and damaged a commercial plane on the tarmac.

Official Response

The Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement calling the repeated strikes on civilian areas entirely wrong and demanding an immediate stop to them. New Delhi expressed firm support for the government and people of Saudi Arabia in protecting their national sovereignty while hoping for a swift return to peace and stability in the area. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump stated that Washington might join the military campaign against the Houthi forces backed by Iran, noting that officials would review the situation quickly.

Context

This incident marks a sharp escalation in regional conflicts involving Houthi forces and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. Attacks targeting public transport hubs and non-military areas draw widespread international concern over civilian safety in active conflict zones.