Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) said that one of its Airbus aircrafts came under gunfire at Khartoum International Airport before its scheduled departure to Riyadh on Saturday.
“The Airbus A330, Flight SV458 came under fire at Khartoum International Airport before taking off to Riyadh at exactly 7:30 UTC this morning.”, said the company in a statement.
The company also said in a statement that it had suspended all its flights to and from Sudan until further notice.
Saudia’s Emergency Coordination Center is working with members of the cabin crew, ground staff, and the Saudi embassy in Sudan to get more information about the incident, said the statement
Source: Bahrain News Agency