DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia — Two people were killed and eight were injured in an attack Wednesday evening on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said.
The dead were a Saudi citizen and an Indian resident. The authority had first reported one death, then raised the toll in a follow-up statement Thursday after confirming a second.
The number of injured stayed at eight. One is a Saudi citizen. The others are residents: two from India, two from Yemen, two from Bangladesh and one from Nepal. Their injuries range from minor to critical, and they are being treated at several hospitals.
Flights are moving again. The authority said operations at the airport have resumed and air traffic is back to normal.
Work is still underway with other government agencies to finish assessing the damage and to check that airport facilities are safe. The authority said it is also taking steps to protect passengers and staff and keep the kingdom’s civil aviation system secure.
Neither Saudi statement said who carried out the attack or how.
The United Arab Emirates blamed the Houthi group. Its Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack “in the strongest terms” on Thursday, saying it killed two people and injured a number of civilians. The Houthi role could not be independently verified.
The Emirati ministry called the attack “a flagrant violation” of Saudi sovereignty and a threat to the kingdom’s security and stability. The UAE stands in full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and supports any steps to safeguard it, the ministry said.
It also offered condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
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