Saudi Airport Attack Kills One, Injures Eight

One Saudi resident was killed and eight others were injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, late Wednesday. The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced the casualties and material damages to the airport on Thursday. Flights were diverted away from the airport, according to global flight-tracking service Flightradar24.

This incident is part of a broader series of Houthi missile and projectile strikes targeting major airports within Saudi Arabia. The Iranian-backed Houthis have not yet commented on this specific attack. The Saudi Coalition reported intercepting four drone attacks in the Eastern region.

The attack follows an earlier incident where debris from an intercepted drone killed two people, identified as Nepali and Filipino nationals, and injured two others, identified as Pakistani and Indian nationals, at the Shaybah oil field in the country's southeast. The debris also ignited a fire in a contractor’s vehicle at the oil field.

Last month, a Houthi drone interception resulted in the death of a Yemeni resident of Saudi Arabia, marking the first civilian casualty amid increased Houthi attacks on the kingdom. These attacks have targeted Saudi shipping and oil facilities. Earlier this month, a fire occurred in an administrative building at an Aramco facility in the Eastern Province, following an attack.