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The Canadian, German and Spanish embassies in Saudi Arabia on Saturday warned their citizens to avoid Riyadh’s international airport after reports that it was attacked.
Spain’s embassy, in a message on X, alerted nationals to a “new attack” by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on the airport, where witnesses earlier told AFP an evacuation was ordered.
A diplomatic source separately told AFP that the Houthis had hit the airport with a missile around 1200 GMT.
Canada’s embassy said only that unspecified “ongoing military activity” was affecting Riyadh’s international airport, while Germany’s mission alluded only to “the current situation”.
France’s embassy on Friday urged French nationals to take “utmost care” in Saudi Arabia because of “strikes in recent days by the Houthis”. It also warned French citizens not to record images of zones that were hit, nor share any online.
Saudi Arabia has been tightly controlling public information about Houthi attacks on its soil in recent weeks, leaving media and residents unclear as to the danger.
Riyadh airport was hit by deadly attacks claimed by the Houthis on Thursday.
Saudi authorities did not confirm any new attack or evacuation on Saturday.
But a source at a local hospital told AFP that five people were in intensive care after being wounded at the airport, and “dozens” overall were hurt.
The Houthis have opened a new front in the Middle East war in which the United States and its ally Israel are arrayed against Iran.
Saudi Arabia supports Yemen’s internationally recognised government and has been providing military support for its fight against the Houthis.
