
Dubai, March 9 There were no Indian fatalities in the incident involving projectiles that struck a residential area in Saudi Arabia, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh said on Monday.
It added that an Indian national who was injured in the incident on Sunday is currently receiving treatment at a government hospital.
In a social media post on Monday, the Saudi Civil Defence said, "...after completing all final procedures, it has been determined that the two fatalities are of Bangladeshi nationality, (11) injured persons of Bangladeshi nationality, and (1) injured person of Indian nationality."
"It is a relief that there have been no Indian fatalities in the unfortunate incident at Al Kharj yesterday evening," the mission said in a social media post.
The embassy said it has been in contact with the relevant Saudi authorities regarding the matter.
Counselor (Community Welfare) Y Sabir visited Al-Kharj on Sunday night and met the injured Indian national involved in the incident, it said.
"He is currently receiving treatment at a government hospital in Al Kharj," the mission said.
On Sunday, the Saudi authorities had said that an Indian national was among two killed as a military projectile struck a residential area belonging to a maintenance and cleaning company in Al-Kharj.
Starting February 28, the US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, which came after days of build-up with US President Donald Trump ramping up the pressure on Tehran to agree to a new deal on its nuclear programme. Iran's retaliation escalated the war to the entire Gulf region.




