Smoke and flames at Riyadh airport after air-raid alerts in Saudi capital
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A plume of black smoke rose over Riyadh's King Khalid international airport on Saturday after Saudi authorities sent overnight air-raid alerts by phone to residents of Riyadh, Jeddah and Yanbu, a key oil-facilities port. Explosions were heard and firefighters fought flames on a burning fuel tank bearing the Aramco logo. FlightRadar24 listed the airport under its maximum disruption index. It is the first such alert for Riyadh since fighting with the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen escalated in July; the UN security council has condemned continued Houthi attacks.
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