Saudi authorities raise the toll

Two people were killed and eight injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority said on Thursday. The authority identified the dead as a Saudi citizen and an Indian national who lived in the kingdom.

The attack took place late on Wednesday, the authority said, and caused material damage at the airport. Saudi officials have not named a perpetrator or provided further details about the weapon used. The Houthis, who have claimed or been blamed for other attacks on Saudi targets during the current escalation, had not commented on this incident in the Associated Press report.

The casualty figure was updated from an earlier Saudi announcement that reported one death and eight injuries. The change reflects the authority’s latest account; the circumstances of the attack remain unclear.

A widening threat to civilian infrastructure

King Fahd International Airport serves Dammam in Saudi Arabia’s east, near Bahrain and Qatar. The incident follows a series of attacks on airports, energy facilities and other infrastructure in the kingdom during a period of heightened regional fighting.

India’s foreign ministry condemned the airport strike and attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure as “completely unacceptable” and called for them to stop, according to AP. Two Indian nationals were among the injured at the airport, the Saudi authority said.

The attack’s attribution remains open. Previous Houthi attacks on Saudi facilities provide context, but they are not evidence that the group was responsible for this strike. Saudi authorities have not announced a finding, and no independent account has established who carried it out.

The immediate questions are operational: what was struck, how the attack penetrated airport security and whether the incident will disrupt flights or trigger additional restrictions. Saudi authorities had not provided those details in their public statement.