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In a statement issued on Sunday, October 11, the Commission condemned the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which Saudi authorities said killed 12 people and injured 309 on Saturday.
In a statement issued on October 10, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attacks, which left several people injured, threatened civilian safety, infrastructure and air navigation.
In a security alert issued on October 11, the US Mission in Saudi Arabia warned of possible flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions, advising travellers to confirm their departure status directly with airlines and airports.
The Saudi civil aviation authority confirmed that the casualties included four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and one person each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt. Some of the injured were in critical condition, while authorities assessed the damage to the airport.
The incident comes less than two weeks after Aramco shut down its 400,000-barrel-per-day Jazan refinery following an attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants