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Saudi authorities were investigating Thursday after an assailant and a security officer were killed in a gunfight outside the US embassy in Jeddah, the gateway city to Mecca for the huge hajj pilgrimage.<\/p>\n

The gunman and a Nepalese security guard were both killed during an exchange of fire outside the embassy on Wednesday evening, according to officials, who gave no explanation for the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt 6:45 pm (1545 GMT), a man stopped in a car in front of the consulate building and got out with a weapon in his hand,\u201d the official Saudi Press Agency quoted a police spokesman as saying.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity forces reacted\u2026 resulting in an exchange of fire<\/a> that killed the assailant,\u201d it said, adding that the Nepalese guard later died of his wounds.<\/p>\n

The shooting coincided with the final day of the hajj at nearby Mecca. More than 1.6 million foreign pilgrims arriving on planes and boats have streamed through coastal Jeddah en route to the rituals.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity investigations are still underway to ascertain the circumstances\u201d of the incident, the police spokesman said.<\/p>\n

The gunman\u2019s nationality has not been revealed. US officials said no Americans were hurt and that the consulate had been secured.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe offer our sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased local guards member,\u201d the State Department said in a statement in Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe consulate was appropriately locked down and no Americans were harmed in the attack,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

The United States was in touch with the kingdom as it starts its investigation, the statement added.<\/p>\n

The US consulate in the Red Sea City has been the target of previous attacks, including one on July 4, 2016 \u2014 American Independence Day \u2014 when a suicide bomber blew himself up.<\/p>\n

In December 2004, the consulate was stormed by suspected Islamist extremists in an attack that left five non-American staff and contractors dead, as well as four gunmen.<\/p>\n

That attack, claimed by Al-Qaeda\u2019s Saudi branch, was the first on a diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia but one of a string of bombings and shootings in the kingdom at the time.<\/p>\n

In recent times, Jeddah has been a hub of US diplomatic activity as the United States and Saudi Arabia together try to mediate between warring generals in Sudan.<\/p>\n

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the city earlier this month when he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia\u2019s de facto ruler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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