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Syrian mother who fled war killed in Riyadh airport attack

Katherine Langford
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Katherine Langford
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Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.

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Syrian mother who fled war killed in Riyadh airport attack — Riyadh Business news

RIYADH: After escaping Syria’s civil war and rebuilding her life in Saudi Arabia, Buthaina Ahmad Oweida was preparing for Umrah when tragedy struck. The 56-year-old Syrian mother of four, who had spent the past four years living in the Kingdom after fleeing the conflict in her homeland, was among those killed in the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport on Oct. 10. Oweida, originally from Syria’s northern Idlib province, was returning to her home in Makkah after visiting her sister

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