Attack on Dammam airport kills one, injures eight in Saudi Arabia

Saudi authorities said an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam on Wednesday evening killed one resident and injured eight.

• The civil aviation authority and civil defense said the attack killed one resident and injured eight, with material damage under assessment.
• Military spokesman Turki al-Malki said Saudi forces intercepted and destroyed four drones in the Eastern Province.
• The Energy Ministry reported a drone attack on Aramco's Shaybah field killed two residents and injured two.
• Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree denied carrying out any operations toward Saudi territory.
• The civil aviation authority said the death toll from the Dammam airport attack rose to two, including a Saudi citizen and an Indian resident.
• The eight injured include Indian, Yemeni, Bangladeshi, and Nepali residents who are receiving hospital care.
• The civil aviation authority confirmed airport operations have resumed and air traffic has returned to normal.
• Saudi authorities updated the number of drones intercepted in the Eastern Province to five, up from the four reported earlier.
• Egypt's Foreign Ministry condemned the attack in a Thursday statement, calling the targeting of civilian facilities and aviation a violation of international law that escalates regional tensions.
• Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb condemned the attack as a violation of humanitarian rules and international norms.
• Jordan's Foreign Ministry condemned the attack as a flagrant violation of international law and reaffirmed full solidarity with the kingdom.