No Indian fatality in projectile incident in Saudi Arabia: Embassy

There was nary Indian fatality successful the projectile incidental that struck a residential compound successful Saudi Arabia, the Indian Embassy successful Riyadh said connected Monday (March 9, 2026).

It added that an Indian nationalist injured successful the incidental connected Sunday (March 8) is undergoing attraction astatine a authorities hospital.

"It is simply a substance of alleviation that determination has been nary Indian fatality successful the unfortunate incidental astatine Al Kharj yesterday evening," the ngo said successful a societal media post.

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The embassy said it has been successful interaction with the acrophobic Saudi authorities regarding the matter.

Counsellor (Community Welfare) Y Sabir visited Al-Kharj connected Sunday (March 8) nighttime and met the injured Indian nationalist progressive successful the incident, it said.

"He is presently receiving attraction astatine a authorities infirmary successful Al Kharj," the ngo said.

On Sunday (March 8), the Saudi Civil Defence said that an Indian nationalist was among 2 killed arsenic the subject projectile struck a residential compound belonging to a attraction and cleaning institution successful Al-Kharj.

A Bangladeshi nationalist was besides killed and 12 others were injured successful the incident, it had said.

However, the authorities had not released the individuality of the victims.

Starting February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a associated onslaught connected Iran, which came aft days of build-up with U.S. President Donald Trump ramping up the unit connected Tehran to hold to a caller woody connected its atomic programme. Iran's retaliation escalated the warfare to the full Gulf region.