{"id":5337,"date":"2026-03-08T21:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/two-killed-in-saudi-arabia-after-projectile-falls-on-residential-building\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:36:05","slug":"two-killed-in-saudi-arabia-after-projectile-falls-on-residential-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/two-killed-in-saudi-arabia-after-projectile-falls-on-residential-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Two killed in Saudi Arabia after \u2018projectile\u2019 falls on residential building"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Iran\u2019s IRGC had earlier said it targeted radar systems in locations including Al-Kharj, home to Prince Sultan base.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>At least two people have been killed after a projectile fell on a residential location in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/7\/zelenskyy-offers-saudi-arabias-mbs-help-with-countering-iranian-drones\">Saudi\u00a0Arabia<\/a>\u2018s Al-Kharj city, Saudi authorities reported, as Iranian counterattacks on Gulf nations hosting US military assets entered a second week.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi civil defence said in a post on X on Sunday, without mentioning Iran, that an unspecified \u201cmilitary projectile\u201d had hit a residential area in Al-Kharj, killing two foreign nationals \u2013 one Indian and one Bangladeshi \u2013 and injuring 12 people.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/8\/why-are-iranian-leaders-sending-mixed-messages-on-gulf-attacks\">Why are Iranian leaders sending mixed messages on Gulf attacks?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/7\/iran-to-halt-strikes-on-neighbours-unless-attacks-from-there-pezeshkian\">Iran to halt strikes on neighbours unless attacks from there: Pezeshkian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/7\/uae-president-says-prepared-to-confront-threats-as-iran-attacks-continue\">UAE president says prepared to confront \u2018threats\u2019 as Iran attacks continue<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had said earlier that it had targeted radar systems in locations including Al-Kharj governorate, which is home to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/7\/iranian-missiles-intercepted-over-saudi-jordan-drones-launched-at-qatar\">Prince Sultan airbase<\/a> used by United States forces, and has come under repeated attack over the past week in the US and Israeli war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting from Doha, Al Jazeera\u2019s Laura Khan said the projectile had landed on a residential site belonging to a maintenance and cleaning company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is getting very volatile and dangerous for people across the Gulf,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s really important to emphasise that over 200 nationalities live and work across the Gulf nations. Many of these could be labourers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the Saudi Defence Ministry reported intercepting 15 drones, including an attempted attack in the diplomatic quarter of the capital Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>Kuwait, meanwhile, said an attack hit fuel tanks at its international airport, and Bahrain reported a water <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/8\/how-targeting-of-desalination-plants-could-disrupt-water-supply-in-the-gulf\">desalination plant<\/a> had been damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s attacks came after Israeli warplanes hit five oil facilities around the Iranian capital, killing several people, according to a state oil executive, and blanketing the city in acrid smoke.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the IRGC said Iran would retaliate if US-Israel attacks on its energy infrastructure did not let up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you can tolerate oil at more than $200 per barrel, continue this game,\u201d said the spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>As the war extended into its ninth day, the IRGC said it had enough supplies to continue drone and missile attacks across the Middle East for up to six months.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Aboul Gheit, secretary-general of the Arab League, said Iran\u2019s attacks on several member states were \u201creckless\u201d, urging Tehran to reverse what he called a \u201cmassive strategic mistake\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Health Ministry said Sunday that at least 1,200 civilians had been killed and around 10,000 wounded since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on February 28.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s IRGC had earlier said it targeted radar systems in locations including Al-Kharj, home to Prince Sultan base. At least two people have been killed after a projectile fell on a residential location in Saudi\u00a0Arabia\u2018s Al-Kharj city, Saudi authorities reported, as Iranian counterattacks on Gulf nations hosting US military assets entered a second week. 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