Two dead in eastern Saudi airport attack — Aviation authority

An attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, killed two people and injured eight others on Wednesday evening, according to reports from Punch, Egypt Independent, and Daily Times. The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed the death toll rose to two following an additional fatality.

Daily Times reports that the casualties included nationals from Saudi Arabia and India. Following the incident, authorities assessed the damage, and airport operations eventually returned to normal.

Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing strong condemnation of the attack. The ministry characterized the event as an indiscriminate targeting of civilians and air navigation facilities that violates international law.

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