An Indian citizen died from injuries sustained in a Riyadh airport attack, and two Indian seafarers are missing following an incident in the Strait of Hormuz. The Saudi civil aviation authority confirmed 15 deaths from multiple countries, including the deceased Indian national.
The Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that an Indian citizen who was injured in the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh had died from his injuries, a day after the incident. The attack resulted in the death of 13 people from several countries and over 300 injuries, making it the deadliest strike on Saudi Arabia since May 2015 according to BBC reports.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi identified the deceased person as Mohammad Yousuf Ali, a resident of Hyderabad. Ali was travelling with his family for Islamic pilgrimage Umrah and waiting at the airport for a flight when the attack occurred, according to The Indian Express.
The Indian embassy expressed its condolences to Ali’s family and stated it would provide assistance, including facilitating the early repatriation of the body. Three injured Indians are currently in intensive care but in stable conditions, two others were admitted to regular hospital wards, and the remaining injured Indians have been discharged.
In a separate incident in the Strait of Hormuz region, India condemned attacks on two commercial vessels, including a drone strike on the tanker MT Petro Dolphin that left two Indian seafarers missing. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, MT Petro Dolphin had 11 Indian crew members aboard when it was attacked. Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reported that nine crew members have been rescued, and search operations are ongoing for the missing seafarers.
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