A Nepali among eight injured in Dammam airport attack
Summary
A Nepali national was among eight people injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The same day, a separate drone incident at Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field killed a Nepali worker and a Filipino worker.
Key Points
- A Nepali national was among eight people injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia.
- The attack killed two people overall, a Saudi national and an Indian national, and caused damage to airport property.
- Saudi air defences intercepted a drone near Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field earlier the same day, killing a Nepali and a Filipino worker.
- The incidents occurred amid renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
