A shooting outside the U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, left a local security guard dead, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday. The assailant was killed by Saudi security forces.
"The Consulate was appropriately locked down and no Americans were harmed in the attack. Accountability of all official American and locally employed staff has been achieved," the spokesperson said. The incident remains under investigation.
A spokesperson for the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Police said that the assailant stopped his car near the port city's American consulate on Wednesday evening, the Saudi Press Agency reported. He got out carrying a firearm, and there was an exchange of gunfire with the consulate's security authorities. A Nepalese security guard employed by the consulate and the assailant were killed in the exchange, the police spokesman said.
"We offer our sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased local guard member," the State Department spokesperson said.
S. Dev is a news editor for CBSNews.com.
2024-12-24 10:021443 view
2024-12-24 09:532230 view
2024-12-24 09:43449 view
2024-12-24 09:412574 view
2024-12-24 09:41918 view
2024-12-24 08:202152 view
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins (3-6) overcame a sloppy first half and hel
Texas isn’t quietly slipping into the SEC through the side door and observing the room before openin
What happens when the WWE and Bojangles tag team?Bojangles is bringing back its "fan-favorite" BBQ P