2023-06-28 19:28:33
The guard was a Nepali national. He was first wounded during the exchange of shots and later died.
“This Wednesday [28 de junio]at 6:45 p.m. [local]a vehicle stopped in front of the United States consulate in the city of jeddah, from which a man came out with a firearm in his hand. The security forces were forced to open fire and he [el atacante] was killed in the shooting,” said the spokesman quoted by the SPA agency.
In turn, the US State Department confirmed the death of the guard, specifying that the diplomatic personnel were not injured in the attack.
“We can confirm the reports of the shooting in front of the Consulate General in Jeddah. Two people were killed: a consulate guard and an attacker who was killed by security forces,” the agency said in a statement.
He added that the building was locked down and “the Americans were not injured during the attack.”
The United States consulate is located in the Al Muhamadiyah district, in the city of Jeddah, an important point of entry for hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who celebrate these days the Hajj or the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
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