Loud blast heard at Riyadh airport, passengers evacuated

 People at Riyadh's international airport were being evacuated from the facility on Saturday, three witnesses told AFP, as officials called on passengers to check their flight status before heading there.'
One witness reported hearing an explosion while waiting to board a flight, while the other two witnesses were not able to confirm what incident triggered the evacuation.  
A ​loud ​blast was heard at the airport in ⁠the Saudi ⁠capital Riyadh on ‌Saturday, according ​to ⁠an eyewitness ​and people briefed ‌on ​the matter.
The Saudi government media office ‌and the ​Saudi ​civil aviation ‌authority did ⁠not immediately ​respond to ⁠requests for comment.

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday issued an advisory telling travellers to contact their respective airlines before heading there.
The airport issued a similar advisory on Thursday, when a fatal attack killed three people.

'Please contact your airline directly and confirm your flight status before heading to the airport,' read a statement posted on the airport's official X account.