Iran Fires Projectile Into Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, Killing Two in Residential Area

A projectile struck a residential area in Al-Kharj governorate south of Riyadh on Sunday, killing two people and injuring others, according to reporting that cites Saudi authorities.

“Updated:March 08, 2026 at 12:49PM EDT Published:March 08, 2026 at 7:54AM EDT The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News”

CTV News

The Times of India reported that the strike killed two people—an Indian and a Bangladeshi national—and injured 12 Bangladeshi residents, citing the Saudi civil defence ministry and Reuters, and said the strike also caused material damage.

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The Jerusalem Post described the incident as part of "ongoing Iranian retaliation strikes in the Gulf" that left civilian casualties in Al-Kharj.

At least one outlet (CTV News) did not provide a full article text in the material shown here, which limits independent corroboration from that source at this time.

Reports identify the two fatalities by nationality: one Indian and one Bangladeshi.

Both The Times of India and The Jerusalem Post repeat the Saudi Civil Defense account that named the victims’ nationalities and the number of injured.

The Jerusalem Post

Times of India specified that 12 Bangladeshi residents were wounded and that the strike also caused material damage.

The absence of an extended article from CTV News in the provided material means additional detail that outlet might have offered is not available here.

Both outlets frame the Al-Kharj strike within a series of Iranian actions in the Gulf.

“Two people, including an Indian national, were killed and 12 others injured after a projectile hit a residential area in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Kharj governorate south of Riyadh on Sunday, the Kingdom’s civil defence ministry told news agency Reuters”

The Times of India

The Times of India says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted radar systems in locations including Al-Kharj.

The Jerusalem Post describes the incidents as ongoing Iranian retaliation strikes in the Gulf and reports the strikes killed additional people elsewhere, including two firefighters in Kuwait.

Material from CTV News does not include its own reporting on the strikes, so the overview is drawn primarily from the other two sources.

Available reports cite official Saudi and Kuwaiti emergency services and the IRGC’s claims; they also point to material damage in Al-Kharj but provide limited detail on weapon type, precise targets beyond a residential area, or independent forensic confirmation.

The Times of India explicitly attributes the casualty and damage figures to "the Saudi civil defence ministry" and notes material damage.

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The Jerusalem Post likewise references a Saudi Civil Defense post on X.

Given the limited set of provided texts and the absence of a full CTV article here, further confirmation and additional detail will need to come from subsequent reporting or direct releases from authorities.