{"id":1959801,"date":"2023-06-28T19:43:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T23:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-confirms-shooting-incident-outside-us-consulate-in-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T19:45:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T23:45:13","slug":"state-department-confirms-shooting-incident-outside-us-consulate-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-confirms-shooting-incident-outside-us-consulate-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"US consulate in Saudi Arabia experiences shooting incident, confirms State Department."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-department-confirms-shooting-incident-outside-us-consulate-in-saudi-arabia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1959801&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tragic Shooting Incident at U.S. Consulate in Saudi Arabia<\/h2>\n<p>A local guard tragically lost his life in a shocking &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-records-largest-number-of-january-homicides-in-four-years\/\" title=\"Chicago Records Largest Number Of January Homicides In Four Years\">shooting incident<\/a>&#8221; at a U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia, as confirmed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe can confirm reports of a shooting incident today outside our Consulate General in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,\u201d a State Department spokesperson told reporters. \u201cThere were two fatalities, including a member of the Consulate\u2019s local guard force as well as the assailant, who was killed by Saudi security forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Saudi state media identified the local guard as a Nepalese employee of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-pastor-and-lawyer-defiant-after-canadian-police-raid-barricade-church-at-dawn\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Pastor And Lawyer Defiant After Canadian Police Raid, Barricade Church At Dawn\">private security contractor<\/a>. Saudi authorities are currently investigating the incident and maintaining contact with the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the Consulate was promptly locked down, ensuring the safety of all Americans present. The State Department spokesperson expressed condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased local guard.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact on U.S.-Saudi Relations<\/h3>\n<p>This incident comes at a challenging time for U.S.-Saudi relations, which have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-confirms-shooting-incident-outside-us-consulate-in-saudi-arabia\/\" title=\"US consulate in Saudi Arabia experiences shooting incident, confirms State Department.\">faced significant strain due<\/a> to the Saudi government&#8217;s involvement in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Additionally, recent disputes over Saudi Arabia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gasoline-prices-continue-to-climb-on-tighter-supply-higher-demand\/\" title=\"Gasoline Prices Continue to Climb on Tighter Supply, Higher Demand\">oil production cuts<\/a> during the war in Ukraine have further complicated the relationship. Despite these challenges, there have been efforts to improve relations, such as Saudi Arabia&#8217;s collaboration with China to foster a potential thaw with Iran and the hope for Saudi Arabia&#8217;s participation in the Abraham Accords with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Blinken highlighted the potential for regional integration in the Middle East, emphasizing the opportunity for de-escalation of conflicts and partnerships on critical issues.<\/p>\n<h3>Shooting Incident During Eid al Adha<\/h3>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photo-story-republicans-win-congressional-baseball-game-for-third-straight-year\/\" title=\"Republicans win Congressional Baseball Game for third consecutive year in photo story.\">tragic shooting incident<\/a> casts a shadow over Eid al Adha, a significant Muslim festival that marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. President Joe Biden acknowledged the contributions of American Muslims to society and extended his wishes for a joyous and peaceful holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Let us hope for a swift resolution to this incident and a renewed focus on fostering unity and peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>security guard. Our thoughts are with the families affected by this tragic event. The investigation is ongoing, and we are working closely with local authorities to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1959802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1959801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1959801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1959802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1959801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1959801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1959801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}