1 killed, 8 wounded in Saudi Arabia airport attack

The Iranian-backed Houthi group targeted King Fahd International Airport in Dammam on Wednesday evening, according to reports from The Hill, RTE News, and The Korea Times. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed that one person was killed and eight others were injured in the attack. The Korea Times reported the deceased was a Saudi resident and noted that the airport suffered material damages, while Flightradar24 reported that flights were diverted away from the airport.

The Saudi-led military coalition announced that it intercepted four drone attacks in the eastern region, according to Arutz Sheva - Israel National News and The Korea Times. In a separate incident on Wednesday, the Saudi energy ministry reported that falling debris from a drone interception at an oil facility killed two people and injured two others. The Korea Times identified the deceased as a Nepali and a Filipino national, while the injured were Pakistani and Indian nationals.

Following sustained attacks from the Houthis, the United States State Department ordered non-essential embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott stated the measure was taken due to the kingdom coming under deadly attacks. The New Straits Times noted that while some families of US embassy personnel are being withdrawn from the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, and Bahrain, Pigott specified the current order applies only to non-emergency staff and families in Saudi Arabia.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Hill, The Korea Times, New Straits Times, Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, RTE News — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.