Attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport kills two people

According to Al Jazeera, GACA identified the dead as a Saudi national and an Indian resident[1]. Shafaq News reports that GACA listed the eight wounded as one Saudi, two Indians, two Yemenis, two Bangladeshis and a Nepali[2].Aviation Today reports that the Indian Embassy in Riyadh confirmed that an Indian national was among the two people killed and that two other Indian nationals were among the eight injured.[3]Arab News reports that operations at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam resumed and air traffic returned to normal on Thursday[4], according to the civil aviation authority.Al Jazeera reports that the Houthis on Thursday claimed to have carried out numerous attacks on Saudi infrastructure over the last 48 hours, including targeting King Fahd International Airport.[1] Türkiye Today, however, reports that Saudi authorities have not identified the perpetrator of the latest attack or disclosed how it was carried out.[5]According to Arab News, the strike on Wednesday evening took place after two workers at an oil field in the Eastern Province were killed earlier in the day by falling debris from an intercepted drone.[4] reports that the U.S. State Department has since ordered diplomats and their families to evacuate its missions in Saudi Arabia due to ongoing Houthi attacks.[6]Türkiye Today reports that between Oct. 5 and 11, 10 attacks targeted five airports across the kingdom, killing 20 people and injuring hundreds.[5]