‘I could not leave them’: Saudi airport worker recalls helping injured passengers during Riyadh attack

JEDDAH: As panic swept through King Khalid International Airport after the Houthi attack on Oct. 10, Ebtehal Abdullah Alardh was not thinking about her own safety, but of the many passengers calling out for help. The Saudi Ground Services representative, who works in the Riyadh Air system and is also a licensed aircraft dispatcher, immediately opened emergency doors and began directing passengers toward safe exits as dust, smoke and panic spread through the airport. “My first concern was getting