KABUL: One person was killed and eight others were injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Reuters reported that Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed the incident and said an investigation was underway to assess the financial damage caused by the attack.
Meanwhile, U.S. officials told Reuters that the U.S. State Department had ordered some American diplomats and their family members in Saudi Arabia to leave diplomatic missions.
According to the officials, Washington is also considering withdrawing family members of personnel from some of its other diplomatic missions in the region.