A shooting outside the United States Consulate in the port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has left two people dead — a Nepalese security guard and the gunman who initially opened fire. Officials in the US and Saudi Arabia confirmed the incident on Wednesday as investigations continue into the attack. “A person in a car stopped near the American consulate building in Jeddah and got out of it carrying a firearm in his hand,” a spokesperson for the Mecca Region police said.
Officials in the US and Saudi Arabia confirmed the incident on Wednesday as investigations continue into the attack.
“A person in a car stopped near the American consulate building in Jeddah and got out of it carrying a firearm in his hand,” a spokesperson for the Mecca Region police said. “Security investigations are still underway to ascertain the circumstances” of the incident, the police spokesman said.
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