INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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, Reuters
reported..&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.Investigations are underway into the shootings.&The U.S
Embassy and Consulate remain in contact with Saudi authorities as they investigate the incident,& the State Department spokesperson said.The
consulate has been targeted several times in recent years
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
Three of the attackers were killed in the assault and two were captured.The 2004 attack in Jeddah followed other deadly bombings and
shootings against expatriate compounds, Westerners working in the kingdom and other targets that were part of an al Qaeda campaign aimed at
ousting the ruling Al Saud family.The post Armed man killed in gunfire exchange near US consulate in Saudi Arabia first appeared on Ariana
