Regular flight operations have resumed at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam following an attack that left two people dead and eight others wounded, Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority announced on Thursday.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation said the strike occurred on Wednesday evening, confirming that “the deceased are a Saudi citizen and a resident of Indian nationality.” Eight other individuals sustained injuries ranging from minor to severe and were transferred to several hospitals for medical attention. Those injured include a Saudi citizen, two Indian nationals, two Yemeni residents, two Bangladeshi residents, and a Nepali resident.
The airport strike occurred alongside an attempted attack targeting Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oil field in the kingdom's Eastern Province. According to the Saudi Energy Ministry, air defences intercepted a drone aimed at a processing facility, but falling debris caused casualties on the ground.
“The attempted attack resulted in the deaths of two individuals, a Filipino and a Nepali, and injuries to two others,” the Energy Ministry stated. A Pakistani resident and an Indian resident were injured in that incident, which also ignited a fire in a contractor's vehicle outside the facility's perimeter. The ministry confirmed that operations at the oil site were unaffected.
Separately, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said early on Thursday that four drones had been shot down over the Eastern Province.
