Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct 11, 2026 (AFP) - 'My blood ran cold': survivors recount horror after Riyadh airport strike

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2026-10-11

The explosion was followed by a violent tremor that shook Riyadh airport, sending terrified passengers scrambling for safety as panic and chaos swept through the terminals. "I heard a very loud noise, so loud that I felt the airport shake," a 32-year-old Riyadh resident told AFP a day after the deadly strike that Saudi Arabia blamed on the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. "The airport alarm sirens went off, and that's when the panic started." People......

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