JEDDAH (Reuters) -An armed man exchanged fire with Saudi security authorities near the U.S. Consulate building in Jeddah leading to his death and the death of a Nepalese security guard, state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday.
“A person in a car stopped near the American Consulate building in Jeddah Governorate and got out of it carrying a firearm in his hand, so security authorities took the initiative to deal with him as required, and the exchange of fire resulted in his death”, a spokesperson for the Makkah Region police said.
A Nepalese worker in the consulate’s private security guards was injured and subsequently died, SPA reported.
Investigations are underway into the shootings.
The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Yomna Ehab and Tala Ramadan; additional reporting by Simon Lewis; editing by Grant McCool)
