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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.

Reuters
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on as he attends a trade agreement signature ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 24 August 2026.  EPA/LOU BENOIST / POOL  MAXPPP OUTSaudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on as he attends a trade agreement signature ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 24 August 2026. EPA/LOU BENOIST / POOL MAXPPP OUT

Those killed were a Saudi citizen and an Indian national, the authority said. The injuries ranged from minor to serious.

Damage was being assessed, it added.

Airport operations had resumed and air traffic had returned to normal, the authority said.

(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba in Cairo and Nayera Abdallah in DubaiEditing by Chris Reese and Peter Graff)

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