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Two Foreign Nationals Killed in Saudi Compound Strike

Published 8 March 2026

Two foreign nationals were killed and 12 others injured when a military projectile struck a residential compound in AlKharj, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, amid escalating retaliatory strikes by Iran against U.S. military assets in the Gulf region.

Saudi Civil Defense authorities reported that the projectile hit a site belonging to a maintenance and cleaning company in AlKharj Governorate, located about 80 kilometers southeast of Riyadh. The two fatalities included one Indian national and one Bangladeshi national, while all 12 injured were Bangladeshi residents. Emergency teams responded promptly, providing medical aid and securing the area, where material damage was also noted. Officials described the incident as the kingdom's first confirmed civilian casualties in the ongoing conflict.

The attack occurred as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted radar systems in several locations, including AlKharj, which hosts the Prince Sultan Air Base used by U.S. forces. The IRGC has conducted repeated drone and missile strikes over the past week in response to a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran that began on February 28. That initial assault aimed to degrade Iran's...

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