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Watch: Thick black plumes of smoke rise from near Riyadh's international airport A column of black smoke has been seen near Riyadh's international airport hours after air raid alerts were issued in the Saudi capital. It was the first time residents had been given an alert and urged to stay indoors since a recent escalation in the conflict with Iran-backed Houthi militants in neighbouring Yemen. A number of apparent explosions have since been heard in the capital and major problems reported at King Khalid International Airport, with the tracking website FlightRadar24 reporting long delays and cancellations. One report suggested a fuel tank had been set on fire near the airport. There has been no official comment from Saudi authorities. An AFP journalist reported that firefighters could be seen trying to extinguish the flames of a burnt-out fuel tank belonging to state oil and gas company Aramco. The Saudi Civil Defence had sent out phone alerts overnight warning of potential danger in Riyadh and other regions, before issuing an all-clear on Saturday morning. Residents told AFP on condition of anonymity that they had heard what sounded like a round of explosions echoing through the city after the alerts. "In the direction of the airport we saw black smoke and fire," one resident told the agency. On Friday, the Houthis announced that they had thwarted Saudi attacks on the Yemeni capital Sanaa which they said bore the hallmarks of an Islamic State operation. Houthi military spokesman Yahya al-Sarea said Saudi Arabia had carried out 300 strikes across Yemen during the past week. He warned the reported attacks on Sanaa would "not go unanswered". The Houthis, who are locked in a civil war with Yemen's internationally recognised government, recently seized control of the strategic port city of Mokha and Perim Island, a gateway to a key shipping route used by the Gulf state to export to Asia and Europe. The group said the naval blockade was in retaliation for a Saudi blockade of ports and airports in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen. Saudi vessels have relied on that stretch of the Red Sea for oil exports since the US and Israel's war with Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz.

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中文标题： 沙特首都拉响空袭警报后，利雅得机场附近出现浓烟

利雅得国际机场附近出现黑色浓烟，数小时前沙特首都发布空袭警报并敦促居民留在室内。此后首都传出疑似爆炸声，FlightRadar24报告King Khalid国际机场长时间延误和取消。有报道称机场附近一个燃料罐起火。沙特民防部门夜间曾发出手机警报，周六上午解除。暂无沙特官方评论。胡塞武装称沙特过去一周对也门实施300次打击，并警告袭击不会没有回应。

  • 情报分类：综合情报
  • 分类依据：国际冲突与安全新闻，属于综合情报
  • 信息来源：英语新闻 / BBC News Top Stories
  • 发布时间：2026/9/19 21:36:33