Black smoke, flames rising near Riyadh airport: residents to AFP

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Black smoke and flames were seen near Riyadh's international airport after a fire broke out at a Saudi Aramco fuel tank close to the airport. Authorities issued an air raid alert, and flight cancellations and delays were reported at the airport.

Black smoke and flames rose near Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, as a flight tracking website reported cancellations and delays at the hub, hours after Saudi authorities issued an air raid alert. Firefighters could be seen trying to extinguish the flames of a burnt out fuel tank emblazoned with the logo of the Saudi oil giant Aramco near the airport, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.