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Saudi authorities say two killed in Houthi attack on Dammam airport

Saudi authorities said two people were killed and eight injured in a Houthi-claimed attack Wednesday on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, the latest in a series of strikes on Saudi sites.

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  1. Arab News is now reporting this
  2. Our desk updated its story
  3. Our desk filed its story
  4. Still developing
  5. New headline Was: “Indian killed as Houthis attack Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport”
  6. Dawn is now reporting this
  7. New headline Was: “Saudi authorities say two killed in Houthi attack on Dammam airport”
  8. Our desk filed its story
19 earlier updates
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  2. New headline Was: “Two killed in Houthi attack on airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, authorities say”
  3. Our desk filed its story
  4. Still developing
  5. New headline Was: “Two killed in attack on airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, authorities say”
  6. The Hindu is now reporting this
  7. New headline Was: “Two killed, 8 injured in attack on airport in Saudi oil city Dammam”
  8. BBC is now reporting this
  9. Daily Maverick is now reporting this
  10. New headline Was: “Oil rises as deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia fan Middle East supply fears”
  11. New headline Was: “Oil rises as deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia fan Middle East supply fears”
  12. New headline Was: “Middle East latest: One dead in attack on Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia”
  13. The Japan Times is now reporting this
  14. The National is now reporting this
  15. Times of India is now reporting this
  16. Al Jazeera is now reporting this
  17. RTE News is now reporting this
  18. Middle East Eye is now reporting this
  19. First reported by Reuters

Saudi authorities said two people were killed and eight injured in an attack Wednesday evening on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam that Yemen's Houthi movement claimed1,6.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation identified the dead as a Saudi citizen and an Indian resident1,2. Earlier statements had put the airport death toll at one3,4,7.

Arab News later identified the Saudi citizen as airport worker Sultan Al-Qahtani, who was on duty when a fire broke out between Gates 19 and 20 after the Oct. 21 strike12. He and colleagues used fire extinguishers, fearing the blaze could reach a nearby aircraft; he then reported chest pain and difficulty breathing after inhaling smoke and died in hospital12.

The Houthis said the airport was among sites they targeted with drones and missiles over 48 hours1. Saudi authorities did not specify the weapon used at Dammam1.

Separately, the Saudi energy ministry said two people, residents from the Philippines and Nepal, were killed Wednesday morning by debris from a drone intercepted as it approached an Aramco processing facility at the Shaybah oil field1. The Houthis' military spokesman did not claim that strike1.

Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea also listed the defense ministry in Riyadh, an Aramco site in Yanbu and Abha airport as targets1. A Saudi-led coalition said drones were intercepted over Eastern Province, Riyadh and Medina1.

Saudi authorities say at least 21 people have been killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi airports since the start of October, including an Oct. 10 strike on Riyadh's airport that killed 131. The Houthis say they are responding to Saudi air strikes in Yemen1.

Sources

  1. BBCTwo killed in Houthi attack on airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, authorities say
  2. The HinduIndian killed as Houthis attack Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport
  3. Al JazeeraOne killed, eight injured in attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport
  4. RTE NewsOne dead, eight injured in Saudi airport attack
  5. The Japan TimesOil rises as deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia fan Middle East supply fears
  1. Times of IndiaIndian national among 2 killed in attack on Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport
  2. ReutersSaudi civil aviation says one killed, eight injured in attack on King Fahd airport
  3. Daily MaverickTwo killed, 8 injured in attack on airport in Saudi oil city Dammam
  4. The NationalMiddle East latest: One dead in attack on Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia
  5. Middle East EyeOne killed, eight injured in Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport attack
  6. Times of IndiaOne killed, 8 injured in Saudi airport attack amid US order for diplomats to leave
  7. Arab News‘He died a hero’: Tributes to Saudi airport worker who died after fighting fire caused by Houthi attack

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BBCAl JazeeraRTE NewsThe Japan TimesTimes of India