"Saudi Arabia's defense ministry said in a statement around 3:30 a.m. local time that the embassy was attacked by two drones, according to initial estimates, and that it resulted in a small fire and some minor damage to the building."
"The US Mission to Saudi Arabia has issued a shelter in place notification for Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dhahran and are limiting non-essential travel to any military installations in the region - we recommend American citizens in the Kingdom to shelter in place immediately."
Two drones attacked the US Embassy in Riyadh early Monday morning, according to Saudi Arabia's defense ministry. The strike resulted in a small fire and minor building damage. Following the incident, the US Embassy issued shelter-in-place alerts for Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dhahran, instructing American citizens to remain in place and maintain personal safety plans. Non-essential travel to military installations in the region was restricted. This attack occurred shortly after the State Department ordered Americans in over a dozen Middle Eastern countries to evacuate immediately via commercial travel.
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