The death and the family
An Indian national injured in the attack at Riyadh's international airport died, the Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia said on Sunday. The embassy said it was in touch with the person’s family and would support the repatriation of the mortal remains.
“We are in touch with the family and will provide all support for ensuring the early repatriation of mortal remains,” the embassy said in a post on X. It described its contact with the family and its commitment to help bring the remains back.
The death adds to the attack’s casualties. Initial reports said 12 people were killed and more than 300 others wounded. The Indian national was among those injured, the embassy said.
The airport attack's toll
Initial reports said the attack at Riyadh's international airport killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others. Sunday’s announcement adds the Indian national’s death to that toll. The embassy didn’t give another casualty figure in the statement quoted in the report.
The strike was the deadliest such attack on Saudi Arabia in over a decade. That description places the reported deaths and injuries against the record of such attacks in the country, while Saturday’s initial toll remains the figure reported for the airport attack.
More than 300 people were wounded, according to initial reports. The embassy’s statement concerns one injured Indian national who later died and the support it says it’ll provide to the family. The reported details don’t identify the person by name.
Embassy response
On Sunday, the Indian embassy said it was in touch with the family. It also said it would provide all support to ensure the early repatriation of the mortal remains. The embassy named its contact with the family and the return of the remains as the assistance it had undertaken to provide.
The report gives no further details about the family, the circumstances of the Indian national’s injuries, or the repatriation arrangements. It also doesn’t say who carried out the airport attack or what prompted it. The reported facts identify the location and timing, the initial casualty figures, and the embassy’s response to the death.
The attack took place at Riyadh's international airport on Saturday. On Sunday, the Indian embassy announced that an Indian national injured in the attack had died. Initial reports put the toll at 12 dead and more than 300 wounded, and called it the deadliest such attack on Saudi Arabia in over a decade. The embassy said it would stay in contact with the family and support early repatriation of the remains.