Dammam Airport Attack Death Toll Rises to Two Amid Escalating Saudi Strikes

Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation announced on Thursday that the death toll from an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam has risen to two, with eight others injured. This incident occurs amidst a continuing wave of attacks by the Houthi militia targeting Saudi airports and oil facilities.

In a statement released via the X platform, the authority confirmed an additional fatality, identifying the deceased as a Saudi citizen and an Indian resident. The number of injured remains at eight, including one Saudi national.

The authority had initially reported late Wednesday that the airport had been attacked, resulting in one fatality and eight injuries, ranging from minor to serious.

In a related development, the Saudi Ministry of Defense stated that five drones were intercepted and destroyed in the past 24 hours, following an attack on an oil facility in the Shaybah field in the Eastern Province. The Ministry of Energy had reported on Wednesday that two people were killed and two injured by shrapnel after a drone targeting the oil facility was intercepted.

These attacks are part of a sustained escalation targeting vital Saudi installations and airports, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. An attack on October 10 resulted in 13 deaths and over 100 injuries, marking one of the deadliest assaults on the Kingdom in over a decade.

According to reported figures, the total number of fatalities in attacks targeting Saudi airports since the beginning of October has now reached 22, including the victims of the King Fahd International Airport incident in Dammam.