An Indian national injured in Saturday’s attack at Riyadh’s international airport has died, the Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia said on Sunday. The death adds to the initial toll of 12 people killed and more than 300 wounded, according to initial reports. The strike was the deadliest such attack on Saudi Arabia in over a decade.
Death and Embassy Response
The embassy announced the death in a post on X. It said it’s in contact with the victim’s family and will assist with repatriation of the remains. “We are in touch with the family and will provide all support for ensuring the early repatriation of mortal remains,” the embassy said.
The embassy’s statement identifies the person as an Indian national but doesn’t provide a name. It describes the death as following injuries sustained in the airport attack. The statement says the embassy is communicating with the family and has pledged support for bringing the remains back to India.
The announcement came on Sunday, the same day the embassy reported the death. It doesn’t provide further details about the victim’s injuries, the family’s arrangements, or when repatriation will take place. The statement’s commitment is to provide all support for early repatriation.
The Attack’s Toll
The death adds to casualties reported after Saturday’s attack. Initial reports said 12 people had been killed and more than 300 wounded. Those figures were described as initial, and the Indian national’s death adds another fatality to the toll reported in the account.
The strike was described as the deadliest such attack on Saudi Arabia in over a decade. The report gives no further figures for earlier attacks and doesn’t identify the basis for the comparison beyond that description. It also doesn’t specify where within the airport the attack took place or give more details about the injuries among those wounded.
Details Not Given
The account identifies Riyadh’s international airport as the site and Saturday as the day of the attack. It doesn’t identify those responsible, state a motive, or describe any claim of responsibility. No additional information about the attack’s method, the nationalities of other victims, or the response by Saudi authorities appears in the report.
The embassy’s public statement focuses on the Indian national’s death and assistance to the family. It gives no further account of airport operations after the strike or of measures taken there. The casualty figures remain those in initial reports, while the embassy confirms one injured Indian national has since died.
The available information establishes the death, the embassy’s contact with the family, its stated support for repatriation, and the initial reported scale of the attack. It doesn’t establish who carried it out or offer further details about the circumstances. The embassy statement is specific: the family is in contact with the mission, and the mission says it will support early repatriation of the remains.