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King Fahd International Airport

Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia

Geopolitics · 22 Oct 2026One dead, eight injured in attack on Saudi airport as US withdraws embassy staff

An attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, killed one person and injured eight others yesterday evening, the kingdom's civil aviation authority said, prompting the United States to order non-essential embassy staff and their families to leave the country.