# Loud blast at Riyadh airport as travellers are evacuated and flights cancelled

https://mins.news/en/item/94534

- Reuters, 2026-10-10 14:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/loud-blast-heard-riyadh-airport-airlines-cancel-more-flights-2026-10-10/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aca4c047858580001466ab4

> More than a dozen ambulances rushed to Riyadh’s international airport after a loud blast was heard on Saturday, while travellers were evacuated from parts of the facility, according to an eyewitness and people briefed on the matter.

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