Houthi strike on Riyadh airport leaves multiple wounded (VIDEOS)

An attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday injured several people and forced the suspension of airport operations, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has reported. The Houthis were behind the attack, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior political official and spokesman for the group, confirmed to RT.The news comes almost a week after Yemen’s internationally recognized and Saudi-backed government launched a major offensive to retake territory from the Iran-backed Houthis, including areas near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Saudi-led forces have supported the operation with airstrikes, while the Houthis have retaliated with missile and drone attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh’s international airport.Al-Bukhaiti stressed that the Houthis would continue striking Saudi targets until Riyadh agreed to a comprehensive peace deal ending the war and the blockade of Houthi-controlled northern Yemen.GACA said that the attack resulted in a number of injuries, the extent of which is still being assessed. “Operational activities at the airport have been temporarily suspended pending a full assessment of the damage and verification ...