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Attack on Dammam's King Fahd airport kills one and injures eight, Saudi authority says
In short
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said King Fahd International Airport in the eastern city of Dammam was attacked on the evening of 21 October. One person was killed and eight were injured, it said.
Why it matters
The documents give only the casualty toll and a brief statement from the aviation authority. They do not say who was behind the attack or how airport operations were affected.
Key facts
- King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, in eastern Saudi Arabia, was attacked on the evening of 21 October. [ 2 , 3 ]
- One person was killed and eight were injured. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The dead person was a foreign national. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The injured were taken to hospital for treatment. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The attack also caused some property damage. [ 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said in a statement in the early hours of 22 October that the airport was attacked on the evening of 21 October, leaving one dead and eight injured. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The authority said the dead person was a foreign national and that the injured were taken to hospital. [ 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- Who carried out the attack and how it was carried out. None of the documents says who was responsible or what kind of attack it was.
- The extent of the property damage and any effect on airport operations. The statement as quoted mentions only 'some property damage' and gives no details.
- The nationality of the person killed. The documents say only that the person was a foreign national.