Hyderabad family of five injured in missile attack on Saudi airport

A five-member family from Hyderabad's Mehdipatnam, including three children, was reportedly seriously injured in a missile attack at Riyadh International Airport in Saudi Arabia.

Hyderabad: A five-member family including three children from Mehdipatnam was reportedly seriously injured in a missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

According to reports, Mohammad Yousuf, a resident of Mehdipatnam, was waiting near a check-in kiosk with his wife and three children at around 3 pm local time when a projectile reportedly struck the airport premises.

Yousuf and his family members were seriously injured in the attack. Yousuf’s condition is said to be critical, while his wife and three children are reportedly undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a local hospital.

The incident comes amid escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement. Reports claim that the attack on Riyadh airport left 12 people dead and more than 300 injured.