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2 killed in attack on airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

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At least two people were killed in an attack on an airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, and it's unclear who initiated the attack.

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  1. Bloomberg

    Three Killed in Attacks on Aramco Oil Field, Saudi Airport (opens Bloomberg)

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    Three people were killed in two attacks on an Aramco oil field and an airport in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, the latest deadly strikes on the kingdom as its conflict with the Iran-backed Houthis drags on.

  2. BNO News

    Houthi strike on Saudi airport kills 1, injures 8 in Dammam (opens BNO News)

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    A Houthi strike on an airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, killed one person and injured eight others, according to the country’s aviation authority. King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was targeted on Wednesday evening, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said in a statement.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    1 person killed in attack on eastern Saudi airport, authorities say (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority has announced that one Saudi resident was killed in an attack on King Fahd International airport in Dammam in Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf near Bahrain and Qatar

  4. Independent Journal Review

    Saudi Airport Attack and Drone Debris Kill Three, Injure Ten (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    One killed and eight injured in Dammam's King Fahd airport attack; drone debris at Shaybah oil field killed two Filipino and Nepali nationals.

  5. New York Post

    1 killed in Saudi Arabia airport attack as Houthis target drone strikes across nation’s airports (opens New York Post)

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    The Civil Aviation authority also said eight people were injured in the late Wednesday attack and the airport suffered some material damages.

  6. The Hill

    1 killed, 8 wounded in Saudi Arabia airport attack (opens The Hill)

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    An attack on an airport in Saudi Arabia by the Iranian-backed Houthis killed one person and injured eight others, officials confirmed Wednesday. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said in a statement that the rebel group targeted the King Fahd International Airport in the eastern cit…

  7. Al Jazeera

    One killed, eight injured in attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Injured immediately transported to hospitals as aviation authority says updates will be forthcoming.

  8. Wall Street Journal

    One Person Killed and 8 Injured in Airport Attack in Saudi Arabia (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    As Iran-backed Houthis increase attacks against Saudi Arabia, U.S. orders the departure of some personnel.

  9. BBC News

    Two killed in attack on airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, authorities say (opens BBC News)

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    It is the latest in a series of attacks by the Houthi movement which have targeted airports and other sites in the kingdom.

  10. UPI

    2 killed in attack on airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia (opens UPI)

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    At least two people were killed in an attack on an airport in eastern Saudi Arabia, and it's unclear who initiated the attack.

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