12 killed in attack at Riyadh airport including two Bangladeshis
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Twelve people, including two Bangladeshis, were killed in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Another 309 people were injured. The information was disclosed in a statement issued by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia.
The statement, released on Sunday (October 11), said the airport was targeted in an attack on Saturday (October 10). Of the 12 people killed, four were Saudi citizens. The remaining eight were citizens of other countries.
Among the foreign nationals killed were two Bangladeshis and one citizen each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan.
The statement also said that several of the 309 injured people were in critical condition. They are receiving treatment at various hospitals. The attack also caused damage to airport property. An assessment of the damage is underway.
Meanwhile, a group of Bangladeshi Umrah pilgrims was reportedly at the airport waiting to board a flight from Riyadh to Jeddah at the time of the attack. Members of the group are reportedly associated with Jamia Arabia Rabia Ulum in Keraniganj, Dhaka.
However, it has not been confirmed whether the two Bangladeshis killed in the attack were members of the Umrah group. Their names and detailed identities were not mentioned in GACA’s statement.
Source: General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia
