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  "id": 16037776,
  "title": "Two dead in eastern Saudi airport attack — Aviation authority",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/two-dead-in-eastern-saudi-airport-attack-aviation-authority",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:52:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/two-dead-in-eastern-saudi-airport-attack-aviation-authority/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nDaily 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.\n\nEgypt'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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        "published": "2026-10-21T14:03:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Egypt condemns attack on King Fahd Airport in Saudi Arabia",
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        "title": "Oil hits near six-month high as Houthi attacks rattle Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/oil-hits-near-six-month-high-as-houthi-attacks-rattle-saudi-arabia",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Two dead in eastern Saudi airport attack — Aviation authority",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/two-dead-in-eastern-saudi-airport-attack-aviation-authority-16040137",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:07:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Saudi Aramco tells staff to evacuate Dhahran as clashes with Yemen's Houthis continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/saudi-aramco-tells-staff-to-evacuate-dhahran-as-clashes-with-yemens",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:46:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/saudi-aramco-tells-staff-to-evacuate-dhahran-as-clashes-with-yemens-16044789",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:55:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/some-us-diplomats-told-to-leave-saudi-arabia-amid-houthi-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-22T13:05:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Saudi Aramco tells staff to evacuate Dhahran as clashes with Yemen's Houthis continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/saudi-aramco-tells-staff-to-evacuate-dhahran-as-clashes-with-yemens-16050988",
        "published": "2026-10-22T13:48:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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