Saudi Arabia: Embassy says no Indians killed after projectile hit residential area

The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said on Monday that no Indian citizen was killed when a military projectile struck a residential locality in the city of Al-Kharj a day before.

The embassy stated that its counsellor had visited Al-Kharj and met an injured Indian national at a government hospital.

News reports had earlier claimed that an Indian and a Bangladeshi national were killed in the strike. Twelve persons were injured in the attack, Reuters had quoted the Saudi Civil Defence as saying.

However, the Saudi Civil Defence later clarified that the two persons killed in the incident were Bangladeshi nationals. It added that 11 Bangladeshi nationals and one Indian national were injured in the attack.

It is a matter of relief that there has been no Indian fatality in the unfortunate incident at Al Kharj yesterday evening.

The Embassy has been in touch with the concerned Saudi authorities regarding this issue.

Counsellor (CW) Shri Y. Sabir visited Al Kharj last night and met… https://t.co/R9syP1qW1G— India in Saudi Arabia (@IndianEmbRiyadh) March 8, 2026

On Sunday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had targeted radar systems in several locations, including Al-Kharj.

Iran has been striking targets in Israel as well as the United States’ assets in Gulf countries since the conflict broke out in West Asia on February 28.

The conflict began after Israel and the US...

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