Saudi Arabia: Dead and wounded in attack on Dammam airport, shrapnel falls near oil facility

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation announced the killing of two people and the injury of eight others in an attack targeting King Fahd International Airport in Dammam on Wednesday evening. The Saudi-led coalition announced the interception of five drones in the Eastern Province, while the Ministry of Energy announced the killing of two people and the injury of two others due to falling shrapnel after intercepting a drone targeting the Shaybah oil field.

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation announced on Thursday the killing of two people and the injury of eight others in an attack targeting King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday evening. The authority stated that the two killed were a Saudi citizen and an Indian national, with injuries ranging from minor to critical, and noted that it is assessing the damage. It added that airport operations have resumed and air traffic has returned to normal. In a separate development, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of five drones in the oil-rich Eastern Province. The Saudi Ministry of Energy also announced the killing of two people and the injury of two others on Wednesday due to falling shrapnel after intercepting a drone it said was targeting a facility in the Shaybah oil field in the Eastern Province. The ministry identified the two killed as a Filipino and a Nepali, and the injured as a Pakistani and an Indian, without specifying the source of the drone.