Saudi civil aviation says one killed, eight injured in attack on King Fahd airport
- On Wednesday evening, an attack struck King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, temporarily suspending operations as authorities assessed damage to the facility.
- Escalating drone and missile strikes by Houthi rebels targeting Saudi airports and energy infrastructure preceded the incident, including a separate drone interception at the Shaybah oil field earlier Wednesday.
- Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed two people died in the Dammam strike, identifying them as a Saudi citizen and an Indian resident, while eight others remain hospitalized.
- Citing escalating hostilities, the U.S. State Department ordered non-emergency diplomatic personnel and their families to depart Saudi Arabia on Wednesday amid potential security threats.
- The Indian Embassy in Riyadh urged nationals to stay alert and shelter indoors, as attacks underscore persistent vulnerability of the kingdom's critical infrastructure and civilian populations.
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BTThe Houthi movement denies carrying out attacks near Mecca and Medina - some of the holiest sites in Islam.
The Saudi Arabian Civil Defense Directorate announced that two ballistic missiles, reportedly launched by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen towards Mecca and Medina, were intercepted in mid-air. Shrapnel from the missiles reportedly landed in different residential areas. The Houthis, however, denied responsibility for the missile attack.
The Iranian-backed rebels from Yemen are reporting a series of attacks on the neighboring country. Airports, pipelines and a refinery of the oil company Aramco are affected. The Saudi coalition speaks of intercepted missiles.
Yemen's Houthis said they launched attacks on Saudi oil facilities and airports today. Among the targets were a Saudi Aramco facility in Yanbu, the Rabi'ah oil refinery and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Rebel spokesman Yahya Sari said the targets were King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Najran airport and an air base in Khamis Mushait. The East-West oil pipeline and crude pumping facilities were also hit. There has been no…
Pro-Iran rebels also accused Riyadh of killing 16 people in strikes.
The Houthis have carried out attacks on Saudi oil facilities and airports. The group claims to have struck a Saudi Aramco facility, an oil refinery in Rabigh, and...
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