Two Killed, Eight Injured in Attack on Saudi Arabia’s Dammam Airport
Two people have been killed and eight others injured following an attack on Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport, as intensifying Houthi strikes continue to threaten the kingdom’s civilian and oil infrastructure.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed on Thursday that a Saudi national and an Indian man died in the late-night attack on Wednesday, revising an earlier death toll.
The authority said an assessment of the damage caused to the airport was ongoing.
The latest incident came as the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced on Thursday that it had intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Riyadh region.
Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities and civilian infrastructure have escalated in recent weeks, disrupting aviation operations and forcing Riyadh to shut its main airport and postpone a major investment conference.
According to an AFP tally of official figures, 22 people have been killed in attacks on Saudi airports this month.
The crisis has also raised concerns over regional energy supplies, with the Houthis’ maritime blockade in the Red Sea threatening oil shipments from Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude oil exporter.
The latest wave of violence followed the collapse in July of a years-long truce in Yemen’s civil war. The Houthis, who have been fighting Yemen’s internationally backed government, declared a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia and began targeting its ships, territory and oil facilities.
In September, the group launched a major offensive, seizing government-held territory along Yemen’s Red Sea coast.
Saudi Arabia has responded with frequent air strikes against Houthi-controlled areas across Yemen, where the conflict continues to deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis.
