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Captured between 2026-10-23T03:20:46.160Z and 2026-10-23T03:20:46.186Z. This is a captured core record, not a reconstruction of an arbitrary earlier moment.

Explosions reported near Riyadh airport

Status: published

Successive explosions have been reported near King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, accompanied by flames and a large column of black smoke. Reports indicate that air traffic around the airport has been halted. The cause of the explosions and whether any casualties occurred have not been confirmed.

Category: bombing · Location: Riyadh

Recorded sources

• @Tasnimnews_EN
• @clashreport
• Middle East Eye (en)
• @FotrosResistancee
• @Middle_East_Spectator
• Dawn
• France 24 EN
• Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
• Evergreen Intel (Bluesky)
• BBC News (all)
• The Hindu
• Jerusalem Post (en)
• Deutsche Welle EN
• The Guardian World
• Folha (pt-BR)
• Syria TV
• 台北時報 Taipei Times

Corrections and updates

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Cite this record

Global Event Monitor. Explosions reported near Riyadh airport. 2026-09-19T11:25:57.277Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2860. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/2860/revision/2e991b85d0ff9c396858feedcc1e00f47bb7d9d069afe8a95e79dc8405d7022a

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