Saudia pilot killed in attack on Riyadh airport

Profit, citing Arab News, reported that three people died in two attacks at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, one of them a Saudia Airlines pilot. The General Authority for Civil Aviation confirmed the deaths on Friday. Saudia identified the pilot as Captain Hamoud Ali Al-Kalthami and said he was killed in Thursday's attack on the airport.

The authority said the first attack hit airport facilities, while the second damaged an aircraft operated by Saudia. All three dead were Saudi citizens, and several citizens and residents were injured, with injuries ranging from minor to severe. The injured were moved to hospitals, and emergency teams responded to both incidents under established procedures.

Airport operations have resumed and air traffic has returned to normal, the regulator said. It is coordinating with security agencies to assess the damage, but it has not given details of the harm caused to the terminal or the targeted aircraft. The report names no company listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.