Saudi-led coalition vows firm response to Houthi attack on Riyadh airport

RIYADH, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen vowed on Sunday to respond firmly to a Houthi attack targeting a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday, which resulted in deaths and injuries.

The official spokesman for coalition forces in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Maliki. (File photo: AFP)

Coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Malki said in a statement on his official account on X that the attack carried out by the Houthi group on Saturday constitutes a war crime under international humanitarian law and its customary rules.

Al-Malki described the attack as a heinous act that violates humanitarian principles, values and morals.

He stressed that the coalition's Joint Forces Command would respond firmly to what he described as a "terrorist attack" in accordance with international humanitarian law.