KATHMANDU, June 29: In a tragic incident outside the US consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, two individuals, including a Nepali security guard, lost their lives in a fatal shooting. According to Al Jazeera TV, the other victim is learnt to have been the gun-toting armed assailant.
On Wednesday, both US and Saudi Arabian officials confirmed the occurrence of the incident, while an investigation is currently underway, as per Al Jazeera's sources.
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The assailant, who was driving a car, approached the US consulate building in Jeddah before opening fire. None of the US officials were harmed during the shooting.
