Bangladesh toll from Riyadh airport attack rises to 27 injured

The number of Bangladeshis injured in the Oct. 10 missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has risen to 27, Bangladesh’s embassy said in a report dated Sunday.

Eleven injured people are expatriate workers and 16 are Umrah pilgrims. Twelve people with minor injuries were released after treatment, while 15 remained hospitalized. Four of five people initially listed in serious condition stabilized, but pilgrim Saffat Rahman remained critical.

The attack killed two Bangladeshis, migrant worker Md Shahed Ahmed and Umrah traveler Md Nasrullah Badrupuri. The embassy said preliminary information showed 13 people of different nationalities were killed and 309 injured.

More than 500 Bangladeshis were stranded at the airport. Officials were helping about 400 passengers from a canceled Saudia Airlines flight travel home through Dammam.