Two people have been killed and another eight have been injured by an attack at King Fahd International Airport in the town of Damam, east of Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday evening, the General Authority of Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation announced ( GACA).
According to authorities, among the victims are a Saudi citizen and an Indian citizen living in the country. The wounded are citizens of Saudi Arabia, India, Yemen, Bangladesh and Nepal, writes BBC, broadcast Dukaagjini.
Authorities have not provided details about the nature of the attack. However, the Iran-backed Houth movement in Yemen has repeatedly carried out fears and rockets against Saudi airports.
On Wednesday morning, two other people were killed by the remains of a ruined threat to the eastern province of Damam, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy announced.
According to the ministry, the drone was trying to crack down on a processing facility owned by the state oil company Aramco, in the Shaybah oil container. During the incident, a vehicle from a contractor was set on fire. The victims were identified as citizens of the Philippines and Nepal.
Meanwhile, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, which supports the World government in the fight against the Houthites, announced that four other fears were discussed Wednesday evening.
The Hobbits have not immediately commented on the attack at the airport. In previous cases, they have claimed to attack airports, power facilities and Saudi military bases in response to Saudi air strikes in territories controlling Western Yemen.
According to Saudi authorities, at least 21 people have been killed in Houthi’s attacks on Saudi Arabia’s airports since early October.
A rocket attack on Riyadh’s international airport on 10 October left 13 people dead and 308 injured. Authorities have named it the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia in more than a decade.
On Wednesday, the Hotive military spokesman said the group had targeted military equipment at an airport in the southern town of Al-Mucallas. According to him, equipment had been transported from Saudi Arabia to be used by progovernmental forces.
Meanwhile, the media controlled by Houthites reported that at least six people were killed and 11 others were injured by air and artillery attacks during the 24 hours.
According to the House-controlled Health Ministry, 155 civilians have been killed since the Yemen Civil War escalated three months ago. On the other hand, the World Government’s Health Ministry has reported at least 1,574 killed during the same period.
The United Nations organization has revealed that more than 256 thousand people have been displaced as a result of the conflict.
Source Layer: Dukeagini