A Ugandan bus driver identified as Muwenda Edward has reportedly been killed in a missile attack attributed to Yemen’s Houthi movement at Riyadh Airport in Saudi Arabia.
News of the incident has circulated on social media, accompanied by an appeal to anyone who knows his family to help inform his relatives.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged attack, including its date and the exact location where Muwenda was reportedly killed, remain unclear. Further details about his home district, family members and employment in Saudi Arabia were not immediately available.
By the time of publication, the incident and the claim that a Houthi missile was responsible had not been independently verified by Saudi authorities, Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ugandan Embassy in Saudi Arabia.
