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☆ Armed man killed in gunfire exchange near U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia
  + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Two people were killed when an armed man exchanged fire with Saudi Arabian security authorities near the U.S. consulate building in Jeddah, leading to the deaths of the gunman and a security guard, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. No Americans were harmed in the incident, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement. "A person in a car stopped near the American Consulate building in Jeddah Governorate and got out of it carrying a firearm in his hand, so security authorities took the initiative to deal with him as required, and the exchange of fire resulted in his death," a spokesperson for the Makkah Region police said. A Nepalese worker in the consulate's private security guards was injured and subsequently died, state news agency SPA reported.
Organizations: Saudi, U.S . State Department, State Department, American Consulate, Makkah Region Locations: U.S, Jeddah, American, Jeddah Governorate, Makkah
☆ Suspect and guard at US consulate in Saudi Arabia killed in exchange of fire
  + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Hamdi Alkhshali Jennifer Hansler | Hamdi Alkhshali | Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —At least two people died in a shooting incident near the United States consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to local police and a spokesperson for the consulate. One of those killed was a consulate security guard. That person was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces, it said. “There were two fatalities, including a member of the Consulate’s local guard force as well as the assailant, who was killed by Saudi security forces,” they said. “We offer our sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased local guards member,” the spokesperson said.
Persons: “, ” Organizations: CNN, United, Saudi Locations: United States, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah Governorate, Saudi, Mecca
☆ Armed man killed in gunfire exchange near US consulate in Saudi Arabia
  + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 28 (Reuters) - Two people were killed when an armed man exchanged fire with Saudi Arabian security authorities near the U.S. consulate building in Jeddah, leading to the deaths of the gunman and a security guard, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. No Americans were harmed in the incident, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement. "The U.S. Embassy and Consulate remain in contact with Saudi authorities as they investigate the incident," the State Department spokesperson said. In 2016, a suicide bomber was killed and two people were wounded in a blast near the compound. And in 2004, five people stormed the U.S. consulate with bombs and guns, killing four Saudi security personnel outside and five local staff within.
Persons: Al Saud, Yomna Ehab, Simon Lewis, Jasper Ward, Sharon Bernstein, Grant McCool, Don Durfee, Leslie Adler, Lincoln Organizations: Saudi, U.S . State Department, State Department, American Consulate, Makkah Region, Investigations, U.S . Embassy, Consulate, U.S, Thomson Locations: JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, U.S, Jeddah, American, Jeddah Governorate, Makkah, al Qaeda
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