2023 Jeddah shooting

{{Short description|Shooting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia}}

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| date = 28 June 2023

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| location = Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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| fatalities = 2 (including the perpetrator)

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On 28 June 2023, a gunman engaged in a firefight with security forces near the US consulate in Jeddah, resulting in the deaths of both the attacker and a security guard. The incident led to two deaths, including a member of the local guard force at the consulate and the attacker, who was killed by Saudi security forces.{{Cite news |last= |date=2023-06-28 |title=Armed man killed in gunfire exchange near US consulate in Saudi Arabia |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/person-with-firearm-stopped-near-american-consulate-jeddah-resulting-exchange-2023-06-28/ |url-status=live |url-access=registration |access-date=2023-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701025742/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/person-with-firearm-stopped-near-american-consulate-jeddah-resulting-exchange-2023-06-28/ |archive-date=1 July 2023}}{{cite web |last=Alkhshali |first=Hamdi |last2=Hansler |first2=Jennifer |date=28 June 2023 |title=Suspected assailant and US consulate guard killed in shooting incident in Saudi Arabia |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/28/middleeast/jeddah-consulate-security-guard-shooting-intl/index.html |website=CNN}}

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