Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Flights to Riyadh remain suspended as a safety measure due to ongoing attacks, SriLankan Airlines stated.

Consequently, flight UL265 scheduled to depart from Colombo to Riyadh today and flight UL266 scheduled to arrive in Colombo from Riyadh tomorrow were cancelled.

No decision has been taken yet on whether an alternative destination will be used, a spokesperson for SriLankan Airlines stated.

Meanwhile, two individuals, a Moroccan national and an Algerian national, died while 28 others sustained injuries in attacks on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia.

A Sudanese national died, and eight people were injured in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, foreign media reported.

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