Attacker targeting Saudi royal family shoots down two guards at Jeddah’s Al-Salam palace

An attacker targeting the Saudi Arabian royal family killed two guards and injured three others on Saturday when he opened fire at the Al-Salam palace in Jeddah, Bloomberg reports. Saudi authorities identified the shooter, who was killed by security as he attempted to flee, as a 28 year-old Saudi national. “The attack highlights the challenges facing the kingdom as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman implements unprecedented measures to overhaul the economy and his security services fight [Daesh],” the news website says, noting that the last attack on the royal family happened in 2009, when Saudi was leading a crackdown on Al Qaeda operatives. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry condemned the attack in a statement.