One killed, eight injured in attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport

All injured individuals were immediately transported to hospitals, civil aviation says updates to come.Published On 22 Oct 202622 Oct 2026One person has been killed and eight injured in an attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd International Airport in the eastern city of Dammam, the country’s civil aviation authority announced.All of the wounded, whose injuries range from minor to critical, were transported to hospitals to receive medical attention, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said in a statement on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Turkiye moves to ratify Mecca defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabialist 2 of 3As Macron visits Gulf, can France forge its own energy-for-security future?list 3 of 3Yemen’s government accuses Houthis of airport attacks in Aden, Mukallaend of listEarlier in the day, two people were killed after Saudi air defences intercepted a drone that was attempting to hit a facility at Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oilfield, the Ministry of Energy said.It was the latest in a series of assaults on Saudi airports as conflict intensifies between Houthi forces and the Saudi-backed internationally recognised Yemeni government.Last week, th...