Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province has witnessed separate attacks on an international airport and an oil facility, leaving three people dead and 10 others injured.
According to Saudi authorities, an attack at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam killed one foreign national and injured eight people, some of whom are in critical condition.
The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said the injured were immediately transferred to hospitals, where they are receiving medical treatment. The attack also caused financial damage to the airport, with the extent of the losses currently being assessed.
Authorities said further information would be provided as it becomes available.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said a drone targeting an Aramco oil processing facility at the Shaybah oil field was successfully intercepted. However, falling debris killed two people and injured two others.
The fatalities included one Filipino and one Nepali national. Among the injured were a Pakistani and an Indian citizen.
Separately, the US State Department has ordered non-emergency US government personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia, along with their family members, to leave the country.
