The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Bahrain’s sincere condolences to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Sudan, the United States and Bangladesh following the deaths of their nationals in the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, October 10.
The attack, carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, claimed 12 lives and injured more than 300 civilians, some of them critically. The Ministry extended its deepest sympathies to the victims’ families and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
The Ministry reaffirmed Bahrain’s full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and its support for all measures taken to safeguard the Kingdom’s sovereignty, security and stability and protect its citizens and residents. It stressed that Saudi Arabia’s security was integral to Bahrain’s security and the collective security of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states.
The Ministry strongly condemned the attack, describing it as a dangerous escalation that reflected the Houthi militia’s continued targeting of civilians, civilian infrastructure and airports, in flagrant violation of Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty and international law, including international humanitarian law.
It warned that such attacks threatened regional security and stability, the safety of international civil aviation, and the lives of passengers and aviation personnel. The Ministry also said the attack contravened the principles of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention, 1944) and the 1988 Montreal Protocol concerning unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international civil aviation.
The Ministry reiterated Bahrain’s call on the United Nations Security Council to take urgent and decisive action to halt Houthi attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, end threats to the safety and security of air and maritime navigation, hold those responsible and their supporters accountable, and ensure the full implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolutions 2216, 2722 and 2817.
It also called on the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and other relevant international organisations to fulfil their responsibilities in safeguarding international civil aviation, protecting civilians, and preserving regional and international peace and security.
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