Saudi nursing student injured in Riyadh airport attack turns survival into message of hope

Arab News · 26‏/10‏/2026، 12:34:41 م

JEDDAH: Saudi nursing student Danah Altalhi was having coffee at EL&N London in Terminal 3 of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh when the explosion occurred. Sitting opposite a Starbucks outlet near gates 306–309, Altalhi recalled hearing an extremely loud sound followed by a powerful blast. “A bright flash blinded me, and then thick smoke filled the area,” she told Arab News. “I immediately felt pain in my right shoulder and thigh, and I later learned that two pieces of shrapnel from t