"We may. We're going to look at it," Trump says as 12 die at Riyadh airport
Saudi authorities reported 309 injuries in the airport attack, which the Saudi-led coalition blamed on the Houthis. Washington's possible participation threatens to widen Yemen's renewed war.
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A strike at Riyadh's main airport killed 12 people and injured 309, Saudi authorities said, as President Donald Trump considered joining Saudi military action against the Houthis.
Some of the injured were in critical condition, according to Saudi civil aviation authorities. The attack on Saturday hit King Khalid International Airport. Le Monde reported that operations were suspended and damage assessments were continuing.
The Saudi-led coalition blamed Yemen's Houthi movement and promised a response. Its spokesman, Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki, described the attack as a war crime, the coalition's characterisation rather than an independent legal finding.
Trump said the United States might join Saudi strikes against the Houthis. "We may. We're going to look at it," he said, adding that a decision would follow and that he planned to speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
US participation would widen the military response to a conflict that the UN's envoy to Yemen says has returned to full-scale war. Saudi Arabia leads the coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognised government against the Houthis, who control territory in Yemen and have repeatedly attacked Saudi targets.
Responsibility for this latest attack remains unverified. The Houthis had not immediately issued a statement about it, the reporting does not establish the weapon's origin or independently identify the attacker, and Trump had announced no decision to join the fighting.
