Saudi Arabia: Indian killed in Dammam airport attack

One Indian citizen was killed and two were injured on Wednesday night, in an attack on the King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam, the Indian embassy in Riyadh said.

The attack killed two persons and injured eight in total, the embassy said on Thursday.

Separately, an Indian citizen was injured in an attack on Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field, said the Ministry of External Affairs.

Saudi Arabia has faced near-daily attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militant group this month, including a strike on Riyadh’s international airport that marked the kingdom’s deadliest attack in years.

The attacks mark an escalation in the conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis, who are seeking to topple Yemen’s internationally recognised government, and Saudi Arabia, which backs the government.

On Thursday, India condemned the attacks on the airport in Dammam and the Shaybah oil field.

“We convey our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and wish speedy recovery to those injured,” said the Ministry of External Affairs.

It also reiterated that the attacks on “civilian and critical infrastructure are completely unacceptable and must cease immediately”.

“We stand in solidarity with the people and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in safeguarding its sovereignty, and hope that peace and normalcy would return to the region at the earliest,” added the ministry.

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