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Captured between 2026-10-13T03:52:09.905Z and 2026-10-13T03:52:09.923Z. This is a captured core record, not a reconstruction of an arbitrary earlier moment.

Explosions reported in Riyadh and airport operations suspended

Status: published

Multiple explosions have been reported across Riyadh, including a strong detonation at the international airport. Flights at the airport have been suspended following the blasts. The cause of the explosions and whether there are any casualties remain unconfirmed.

Category: bombing · Location: Riyadh

Recorded sources

• Klix.ba
• N1 Srbija
• Folha (pt-BR)
• @milinua
• BBC Urdu
• Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni
• @parsine
• Arab News (en) Saudi-owned
• @abualiexpress
• Afghanistan International
• Middle East Eye (en)
• The National (UAE)
• Dawn
• RFE/RL — Iran (Radio Farda, fa) US government funded (USAGM)
• TASS EN Russian state news agency
• Saudi Gazette
• Jerusalem Post (en)
• Seneweb
• BBC Somali
• 中新網 China News Service Chinese state news agency
• Middle East Monitor

Corrections and updates

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Global Events Monitor. Explosions reported in Riyadh and airport operations suspended. 2026-10-08T13:16:02.001Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5093. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/5093/revision/71ae1e3d453ecc8fe4ac4c97018dd1ca0f8a44d1db7b6545c6f5a7804386a01b

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