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Attack at Dammam airport kills one and injures eight

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An attack at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam killed one person and injured eight on Wednesday evening, according to Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority. The airport had just reopened after a closure linked to security checks; damage is being assessed, the Saudi authority reported.

An attack at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday 21 October killed one person and injured eight, according to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). The injured, whose conditions ranged from minor to serious, were taken to hospital, the authority said.

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