A security guard and a gunman were killed in a shooting outside the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. No Americans were harmed in the incident, and the consulate was put on lockdown. The Saudi police reacted to the assailant, resulting in an exchange of fire that killed him. A Nepalese security officer was also wounded and later died. The State Department expressed condolences and confirmed that Saudi forces killed the assailant. The US consulate in Jeddah has been targeted in previous attacks, and the recent incident occurred during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.

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