12 killed, hundreds injured in Saudi Arabia airport attack as Houthi strikes intensify

Al Jazeera reports that the aviation authority said the late Saturday attack killed four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis, one American, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, one Palestinian and one Sudanese.[1] The authority also said that some of the injured were in critical condition[1], according to Al Jazeera.The Associated Press, via NBC News, reports that the official statement did not assign blame for the attack[3]. Al Jazeera's Yousef Mawry said the Houthis have yet to claim responsibility for the latest attack.[1] Shafaq News, however, reports that Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the group fired two cruise missiles at Riyadh airport[4].Coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki said the attack amounted to a war crime by the Houthi militia and that coalition forces would respond[5], according to the Wall Street Journal report carried by MSN.When asked about joining Saudi strikes, President Donald Trump told reporters: "We may. We're going to look at it.[2]The AP reports that countries including the United States, Britain, Germany, Australia and Canada warned citizens to avoid the airport.[3]CNN reports that, according to flightradar24, all flights to Riyadh had either been diverted or canceled[2]. According to CNBC, the Saudi energy ministry, hours after the latest attack, was still promoting a major international energy conference[6].