A gunman attacked the United States consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, killing a guard before he was shot dead by security forces on Wednesday.
The consulate went on lockdown during the shooting outside, but no Americans were harmed, the US State Department said.
The gunman drove a car in front of the consulate at 6:45 a.m. and went out carrying a gun, police reported, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The State Department offered condolences to the family of the Nepalese security guard who died from his wounds.
The State Department said that Saudi forces killed the assailant and that the US was in touch with the kingdom as it starts an investigation.
The attack occurred as Saudi Arabia welcomed some 1.8 million Muslim faithful for the annual hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, some 70 kilometers from Jeddah.
The US consulate in the coastal city of Jeddah on the Red Sea has been the target of previous attacks, one on 4 July 2016, American Independence Day, when a suicide bomber blew himself up.
In December 2004, another attack left five people dead.
Jeddah has recently been a hub of US diplomatic activity as the US and Saudi Arabia together try to mediate between warring generals in Sudan.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Jeddah earlier in June when he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.