On 2026-10-11, an assault on Riyadh’s international airport left over 300 people injured and resulted in the death of one Indian national.
The Indian Consulate in Saudi Arabia identified the victim as Muhammad Yousuf Ali, a resident of Mehdipatnam in Hyderabad.
It’s sad that civilians were killed at Riyadh airport. Civilians and civilian infrastructure should never be targeted or used for military purposes in any war. Yemeni and Saudi civilians and airports deserve equal rights. Attacks on either should be condemned equally. Saudi Arabia bombed Sanaa Airport repeatedly for hundreds of times. The following is a list of Saudi airstrikes on Yemen from 2015 to 2022
The Consulate said it is arranging the repatriation of the body and has informed External Affairs Minister Jaishankar of the incident.
The Consulate said it is arranging the repatriation of the body and has informed External Affairs Minister Jaishankar of the incident.
MIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi confirmed the identity and said that Yusuf’s two sons were injured, his wife and daughter were safe, and a relative had been injured but survived.
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The Consulate reported that more than 300 people were hurt in the attack, including ten Indian nationals among the injured.
Separate reports noted Rahul Gandhi criticizing police action against students, Delhi police denying kidnapping allegations against CJI nominee Anoop Chandna (who was misidentified in the source as Abhijeet Deepak), and Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveling on the Chennai metro.
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