Dubai, Oct. 11 -- At least 11 Indians were among the more than 300 people injured in an attack at Saudi Arabia's international airport

in Riyadh, the Indian Embassy said on Sunday a day after the attack that killed 12 people.

The Indian Embassy in Riyadh, in a social media post, on Sunday said it has been following up on the "dastardly attack" on Riyadh airport and was in touch with the local authorities to enquire about their well-being.

The attack was the latest of several in the past week targeting the airport. The deceased included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a US citizen, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese.

"It is learnt that 11 Indians are among those injured in the attack. Embassy has been in touch with local authorities to enquire about their well-being.

Our officials have also reached out to the hospital authorities," the embassy said.

Strongly condemning the incident, India on Sunday said the repeated attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Gulf nation are "completely unacceptable and must cease immediately".

The kingdom said Sunday that schools in the capital would hold classes online until the end of the week.

Meanwhile, authorities extended an ongoing airport closure until at least 9 pm Sunday, according to Flightradar24.

While the Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for Saturday's attack, they have acknowledged targeting Saudi airports and oil installations in the past.

Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, the group's military spokesperson, warned: "all airlines, experts, employees, workers and travellers against using Saudi airports and airspace, as they are vulnerable to attack and have become a theatre of operations for our forces." He wrote on X that airports in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina were exempt.

The latest attack on the Saudi airport drew condemnations from Arab countries, including Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, as well as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

"Attacks by Iran's proxies are pushing the region into a spiral of violence," von der Leyen wrote Sunday on X. "They are destabilising crucial global transport and energy nodes."

Details surface about airport fatalities

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The attack struck an airport complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights, a regional official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorised to speak to the media.

A Saudi statement said the dead included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a US citizen, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese. It said several hospitals were treating the injured.

The Egyptian woman was a flight attendant identified as Azza Ramzy, 28, who worked for the Saudi airline Flynas, according to the Egyptian state-run TV.

The Syrian woman was a widowed mother of four who had been living in Saudi Arabia for five years, a relative told The Associated Press. The Syrian Embassy in Riyadh identified her as Buthaina Ahmad Oweida.

Her niece, Nisreen Oweida, said her aunt was 56 years old, from Syria's northern Idlib province, and had left during the country's civil war. She was living in Mecca and had been returning from a visit to her sister in Riyadh when she was killed in the attack on the airport, her niece said.

Trump said he would consider joining strikes against rebels

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The attack is expected to increase Saudi pressure on allies, including the United States, to provide military support for the kingdom.

Shortly after the attack, Trump said he was evaluating whether the US should join Saudi strikes against the rebels. "We're going to look at it," he said. "We just found out about the recent attack. So we'll make a decision. We move very quickly."

Trump said later Saturday he planned to speak with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Asked if the US might get involved, Trump responded, "We'll find out."

A US attack would deepen American involvement in an unpopular regional war that has threatened Trump's Republican party in upcoming American midterm elections. Both Trump and Iran insist the American election calendar has no effect on their decisions on how to end the seven-month-old conflict.

The Houthis claimed attacks earlier in the week on King Khalid International Airport that killed three Saudis, including a pilot. The airport has no military facilities.

The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis.

Iran can use Houthis to pressure a key US ally

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