Shootout outside US consulate in Saudi port city leaves assailant and security guard dead, US says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says a gunman who opened fire on the U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and a local security guard working at the consulate were killed in an exchange of fire. The department says the motive for the attack was not immediately clear. It says the consulate went into lockdown as the shooting took place and no Americans or American staff were injured. The assailant was killed by Saudi security forces, the State Department said, referring questions to the Saudi authorities, who it said were investigating. Saudi Arabia’s state press agency says the slain guard was Nepalese.