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