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Two killed, 8 injured in attack on airport in Saudi oil city Dammam

Two people were killed and eight were injured in an attack on Wednesday evening on King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia's eastern oil city of Dammam, Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Thursday.

Two killed, 8 injured in attack on airport in Saudi oil city Dammam

An attack on King Fahd International Airport in the eastern Saudi oil city of Dammam on Wednesday evening resulted in two deaths and eight injuries, according to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation. Free Malaysia Today reports that the victims were a Saudi national and an Indian national, noting that authorities are currently assessing damage to the airport.

NDTV reports that a total of 22 people have been killed in attacks on Saudi airports this month, based on an AFP tally of official figures. Separately, Live Mint reported that two people were killed and two were injured in a drone strike on Aramco’s Shaybah oil field in the Eastern Province early Wednesday.

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