利雅得机场遭胡塞导弹袭击 至少12死50伤 机场关闭

沙特首都利雅得哈立德国王国际机场周六遭到也门胡塞武装导弹袭击,造成至少12人死亡、50人受伤,机场紧急疏散并关闭。这是本周内该机场第三次遇袭,也是自今年2月伊朗战争爆发以来海湾阿拉伯国家遭受的最致命的一次袭击。
据三名听取了袭击简报的官员向《纽约时报》透露,袭击造成至少12人死亡、50人受伤。沙特官员称,导弹直接命中机场3号和4号航站楼——这两座航站楼主要承担国内航班,部分屋顶在爆炸中坍塌,砸中了室内人员。多名伤者伤势危重,仍在重症监护室抢救,法赫德国王医院的消息人士称有5人住进ICU、另有“数十人”受伤。
目击者称,机场内传出至少两声巨响,黑色浓烟从机场方向升起,十几辆救护车呼啸而至。法新社援引现场目击者的话说:“所有人都在跑。”机场随即疏散,沙特民航局确认袭击造成“多人受伤”,宣布暂停所有航班、关闭机场以评估损失。航班追踪网站 Flightradar24 显示,周六下午进出港航班全部取消或延误,至少225个航班受影响,一名乘客称其飞往利雅得的航班备降到达曼,他只能打车返回首都。
医疗系统已进入应急状态。消息人士称,卫生部门罕见地大规模召集医生应对“严重紧急情况”,“伤者被送往利雅得各家医院”。救护车和直升机被派往机场转运伤员,其他医院的医生也被抽调支援。
这是胡塞武装本周对该机场的第三次打击。仅两天前的周四,胡塞对同一机场的袭击就造成3名沙特公民死亡——其中包括沙特航空一名飞行员,并摧毁了一架客机。连日来的袭击让沙特全境神经紧绷,这个为抵御跨境打击已苦战数周的王国,正面临胡塞攻势的显著升级。
美国总统特朗普周六对记者表示,美国“可能”加入沙特对胡塞的打击行动。“我们可能会,”他说,“我们刚得知这次袭击,会做决定。我们的行动非常迅速。”美国驻沙特使馆已要求美国公民避开机场区域;加拿大、德国、爱尔兰也警告本国公民不要前往利雅得机场,加拿大称当地的军事活动已扰乱航班,爱尔兰使馆称这是“严重事件”。
目前机场仍处于关闭状态,损失评估和调查正在进行中。(综合《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》、纽约邮报、美联社报道,GSM改写)
Houthi Missile Attack on Riyadh Airport Kills at Least 12, Wounds 50; Airport Shut Down
King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh came under a Houthi missile attack on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 50, forcing an emergency evacuation and the closure of the airport. It was the third attack on the airport this week and the deadliest strike on a Gulf Arab state since the war in Iran began in February.
Three officials briefed on the strike told The New York Times that at least 12 people were killed and 50 injured. Saudi officials said the missiles scored direct hits on Terminals 3 and 4 — which handle domestic flights — and parts of the roof collapsed on people inside. Several of the wounded remain in critical condition; a source at King Fahad hospital said five people were in intensive care with "dozens" more wounded.
Witnesses reported at least two loud blasts, black smoke rising from the airport, and more than a dozen ambulances racing to the scene. "Everyone was running," a witness told Agence France-Presse as the airport was evacuated. Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority confirmed the attack caused "a number of injuries" and announced the temporary suspension of all flights while damage is assessed. Flight tracker Flightradar24 showed arrivals and departures canceled or delayed across the board Saturday afternoon, with at least 225 flights affected; one passenger said his flight to Riyadh was diverted to Dammam and he was taking a taxi back to the capital.
The medical system has gone into emergency mode. Health officials issued a rare mass call-up of doctors to deal with what a medical source called a "serious emergency," with the injured "being moved to hospitals across Riyadh." Ambulances and helicopters were dispatched to collect the wounded, and doctors were called in from other hospitals to handle the surge of patients.
It was the Houthis' third strike on the airport this week. Just two days earlier, on Thursday, an attack on the same airport killed three Saudi citizens — including a pilot for flag carrier Saudia — and destroyed a passenger jet. The drumbeat of attacks has put the kingdom on edge as it struggles to fend off a sharp escalation in Houthi cross-border strikes.
President Trump told reporters Saturday that the United States "may" join Saudi strikes on the Houthis. "We may," he said. "We just found out about the recent attack, so we'll make a decision. We move very quickly." The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia has told American citizens to avoid the airport area; Canada, Germany and Ireland also warned their citizens away from the Riyadh airport, with Canada citing military activity disrupting flights and Ireland's embassy calling it a serious incident.
The airport remains closed while damage assessment and investigations continue. (Compiled from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and AP reporting; rewritten by GSM)
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