
伊朗支持的胡塞武装袭击沙特阿拉伯一座机场,造成1人死亡、8人受伤,官员周三证实。
An attack on an airport in Saudi Arabia by the Iranian-backed Houthis killed one person and injured eight others, officials confirmed Wednesday.
沙特阿拉伯民用航空总局在一份声明中表示,该反叛组织于周三晚间袭击了东部城市达曼的法赫德国王国际机场。
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said in a statement that the rebel group targeted the King Fahd International Airport in the eastern city of Dammam on Wednesday evening.
8人被送医,伤势从“轻微到危重”不等。
Eight people were hospitalized, sustaining injuries which ranged from “mild to critical.”
当局仍在评估损失程度。
Authorities are still determining the extent of the damage.
这是胡塞武装近期对沙特机场及其他基础设施发动的一系列袭击中的最新一次,正值反叛武装与沙特支持的也门政府重燃战火之际。
The strike is the latest in a series of Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and other infrastructure amid renewed fighting between the rebels and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government.
周三早些时候,沙特官员称该国防空系统击落了一架针对沙特阿美沙伊巴油田的无人机。
Earlier Wednesday, Saudi officials said the country’s air defenses shot down a drone targeting Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oilfield.
拦截产生的碎片造成2人死亡、2人受伤。
Debris from the interception killed two people and injured two others.
胡塞武装还多次袭击该地区其他机场,包括利雅得的哈立德国王国际机场,10月12日的袭击造成12人死亡、数百人受伤。
The Houthis have also repeatedly struck other airports in the region, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh where an Oct. 12 attack left 12 people dead and hundreds injured.
阿布哈国际机场和多处沙特阿美设施也曾遭袭。
Abha International Airport and several Saudi Aramco facilities were also targeted.
事态升级促使美国在沙特采取额外安全预防措施。
The escalating attacks have prompted the U.S. to take additional security precautions in Saudi Arabia.
国务院周三下令非必要美国政府人员及其家属撤离该国,理由是存在进一步暴力的风险。
The State Department on Wednesday ordered nonessential U.S. government personnel and their families to leave the country, citing risk of further violence.
“正如国务院反复强调的,敌对行动有可能迅速升级,包括蔓延至该直接区域之外,”一名国务院发言人对《国会山报》表示。
“As the Department has repeatedly emphasized, the hostilities have the potential to escalate rapidly, including beyond that immediate area,” a State Department spokesperson told The Hill.
“国务院人员及其家属的安全始终是我们的最高优先事项,我们将继续采取一切必要措施,在他们返回美国的过程中保护和支持他们。”
美国驻沙特大使馆也发布安全警报,建议美国民众遵循当地紧急警告。
“The safety and security of Department personnel and their families remain our highest priority, and we will continue to take all necessary steps to protect and support them as they return to the U.S.” The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia also issued a security alert advising Americans to follow local emergency warnings.
美国鉴于近期发生的导弹和无人机袭击,政府雇员现在必须获得特别许可才能经由沙特机场出行。
U.S. government employees must now receive special permission before traveling through Saudi airports in light of the recent missile and drone attacks.