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Explosions are heard in the Saudi capital as Riyadh airport is reported closed

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CAIRO (AP) — Several explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh on Thursday, including a large blast at the city’s international airport, a witness told The Associated Press, a day after the kingdom said an attack there killed one person and wounded others.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Explosions heard in Saudi capital and Riyadh airport, and other Mideast developments (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's capital and at the Riyadh airport where flights were halted

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Explosions are heard in the Saudi capital as Riyadh airport is reported closed (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    CAIRO (AP) — Several explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh on Thursday, including a large blast at the city’s international airport, a witness told The Associated Press, a day after the kingdom said an attack there killed one person and wounded others.

  3. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Explosions heard in Saudi capital and Riyadh airport (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Also, Israel honored six passengers on the Sept. 30 FlyDubai flight that the co-pilot tried to crash as heroes.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Blasts heard in Riyadh; airport flights canceled (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Several explosions were heard in the Saudi capital on Thursday, including one at the Riyadh airport that halted flights, a witness said. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed the blast came from one of their ballistic missiles.

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