Two Bangladeshis injured in Houthi attack on Saudi airport

Two Bangladeshis were among those injured in an aerial attack by Iran-backed Houthis on the King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

Turkish state media outlet, Daily Sabah, first broke the news of Bangladeshi injuries, citing Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). Afterwards, the Bangladesh Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment confirmed the casualties.

The injured were identified as Sajal Chandra Das, of Ramchandrapur village in Cumilla’s Muradnagar upazila, and Mohammad Abdur Rahim, of Gobigalloppur village in Noakhali Sadar upazila.

They are currently receiving treatment at Saudi German Hospital in Dammam, the ministry said in a press release on Thursday.

A representative of the Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia visited them at the hospital and enquired about their treatment.

They reportedly lost consciousness due to heat and smoke during the attack but sustained no physical injuries.

They are now in stable condition and were able to speak to the embassy representative, according to the press release.

The Houthi attack killed two people and injured eight others. The deaths included a Saudi citizen and an Indian national, while the injured people included two Saudis, two Indians, two Yemeni, two Bangladeshi and one Nepali.

The attack was the latest in a series of assaults on Saudi infrastructure as conflict intensifies between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed internationally recognised Yemeni government.