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Houthis Drone Attack Kills Two at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam
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Shaybah oil field drone strike killed two expatriates and injured two others. Saudi air defenses intercepted the attack drones targeting Shaybah; production reportedly unaffected.
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Drones hit Riyadh, Dammam
Saudi Arabia’s Yemen-backed legitimacy support coalition announced on Thursday the interception and destruction of a drone aircraft in the Saudi capital Riyadh, as the Ansar Allah (Houthis) group continued to target airports, oil facilities, and civilian sites in the kingdom. Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh region, after he announced the interception of more than 10 drones launched toward the kingdom in the past hours. The General Authority of Civil Aviation said the death toll from the attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam rose to two, one Saudi citizen and one Indian resident, with eight others injured and material damages being tallied.
The authority confirmed the continuation of work in coordination with security authorities to assess damages and take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of passengers and workers, while it said operational flights resumed and air traffic returned to normal. The BBC reported that two people were killed and eight others injured in an attack targeting an airport in Dammam, and the Yemeni group Houthis have repeatedly targeted Saudi airports with drones and missiles.
Shaybah oilfield casualties
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said on Wednesday morning a drone attempted to target one of the facilities in the Shaybah oil field belonging to Saudi Aramco in the Eastern Province, and it said the incident resulted in the death of two residents, one Filipino and the other Nepali, with injuries to other residents of Pakistani and Indian nationalities. The Saudi Press Agency quoted the Ministry of Energy as saying that Saudi air defenses intercepted a drone attempting to target one of the oil field’s processing facilities, and the attempted attack caused a fire in a contractor’s vehicle outside the facility’s perimeter without affecting operational activities. The BBC said the Saudi Ministry of Energy explained that the drone was intercepted while attempting to strike a facility belonging to Aramco in the Shaybah oil field, which caused a contractor’s vehicle to burn.
The National said Brent crude rose 1.7 per cent, or $1.81, to $110.63 a barrel as of 7.36am UAE time, after a Houthi drone attack near Shaybah heightened concerns over supply disruptions. West Texas Intermediate gained 1.4 per cent, or $1.37, to $98.52, as it described the strike as coming hours before another attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam killed one person and injured eight.
US evacuations and escalation
The United States Department of State ordered all nonessential embassy staff in Riyadh and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, according to AFP quoting a diplomatic source, and the BBC said the Houthis, backed by Iran, intensified hostile actions against Saudi Arabia, which led to civilian casualties and severe disruptions in transportation. Spokesperson Tomi Bigot said the Houthis, backed by Iran, intensified their hostile actions against Saudi Arabia, which led to civilian casualties and severe disruptions in transportation, and he added that the safety of the department’s staff and their families remains a top priority. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott confirmed the evacuation of non-essential personnel and their families from missions in Saudi Arabia, including the embassy in Riyadh, due to Yemen’s Houthi attacks.
Al-Jazeera Net said that at the end of June the Houthis announced a general mobilization and raised readiness and military buildup under the pretext of ending what they describe as a "siege," and it said the escalation intensified from verbal threats to mutual air attacks. Al-Jazeera Net said on 5 October the government forces launched Operation "Yemen Dawn" to regain control of the remaining land under Houthi control, led by the capital Sanaa, as the coalition continued to announce interceptions and destruction of drones.
