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Attack on Saudi airport kills one and injures eight
An attack on King Fahd International Airport killed one person and injured eight on Wednesday.
The airport is in Dammam, in eastern Saudi Arabia near the Persian Gulf.
Saudi authorities said the airport suffered material damage, and flights were diverted away from it.
The Houthis have not commented on the attack, which comes amid a wider wave of strikes against Saudi airports and other sites.
The Saudi coalition said it intercepted four drone attacks in the Eastern region.
Recent drone-related incidents have also caused civilian deaths, including at an oil field in southeastern Saudi Arabia, underscoring risks to people and key facilities.
An attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, killed one person and injured eight.
The attack took place late on Wednesday, October 21, according to the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority.
The injured were taken to hospital, and the airport sustained material damage.
Authorities said damage was being assessed.
The sources do not state how the attack was carried out or who was responsible.
- Who
- One person was killed and eight people were injured.
- What
- An attack struck King Fahd International Airport.
- When
- Late Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
- Where
- King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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An attack struck King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.
The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced that one person had been killed and eight injured.
Flightradar24 said flights were being diverted away from the airport.
- Airport
- King Fahd International Airport
- City
- Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia
- Killed
- 1 person
- Injured
- 8 people
- Attack
- Late Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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