Saudi Arabia: Assailant opens fireplace at US consulate in Jeddah, neutralised
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On Wednesday (June 28), an armed man opened fireplace exterior the US consulate in Jeddah metropolis of Saudi Arabia.
As per experiences, the unnamed accused stopped his automobile exterior the consulate constructing and fired gunshots. This led to a retaliatory firing by the Saudi safety authorities, which resulted in his loss of life. A Nepali safety guard, deployed on the constructing, additionally died after sustaining accidents in the course of the gunfight.
In a press release, a police spokesperson (Makkah area) knowledgeable, “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.”
#UPDATE A safety guard and a gunman had been killed in an trade of gunfire in entrance of the US consulate within the Saudi coastal metropolis of Jeddah, officers mentioned https://t.co/l20esCGOjC pic.twitter.com/qIiD6nUF82
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According to the US State Department, no Americans had been harmed in the course of the assault. A spokesperson for the US State Department mentioned, “The U.S. Embassy and Consulate remain in contact with Saudi authorities as they investigate the incident.”
“We offer our sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased local guards member,” the official added. Following the capturing, the US consulate constructing was locked down. The motive of the armed assailant behind orchestrating the assault has not been ascertained to this point.
Past assaults on the US consulate in Jeddah
Reportedly, the US consulate constructing in Jeddah has been focused a number of occasions previously. On the event of America’s Independence Day (July 4) in 2016, a suicide bombing assault was carried out on the Dr Suleiman Faqeeh Hospital, which is positioned reverse the consulate constructing.
The incident resulted within the loss of life of the terrorist and injured two others. Similarly in 2004, 5 terrorists belonging to the novel Islamist outfit ‘Al-Qaeda’ barged into the US consulate constructing in Jeddah, killing 4 Saudi safety personnel and 5 staffers of the constructing.
About 18 workers within the US consulate had been additionally held hostage. In complete, three of the 5 terrorists had been neutralised. One man was awarded the loss of life penalty in 2013 whereas 19 others got jail sentences of as much as 25 years.
