NEW YORK, October 11. /TASS/. At least 12 people have died in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in the capital of Saudi Arabia, The New York Times reported citing sources.

According to their information, another 50 people were injured.

Earlier, Reuters quoted eyewitnesses as saying that they heard a powerful explosion in the vicinity of the airport. According to AFP, passengers and staff were evacuated. An air traffic control services source told TASS that Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport will be closed tentatively until the end of Sunday, October 11.