A spokesperson for the Saudi Ministry of Defense said on social media on March 2 that the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh had been attacked by two drones. The attack resulted “in a limited fire and minor material damage to the building,” the spokesperson said.
The U.S. Mission in Saudi Arabia issued a shelter-in-place notification for Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dhahran, and limited nonessential travel to any military installations in the region following the blasts. It recommended that Americans in Saudi Arabia avoid the U.S. Embassy until further notice.
