Kathmandu, Oct. 22 -- A Nepali worker and a Palestinian national were killed in a drone attack targeting a Saudi Aramco project at the Shaybah oil field in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province on Wednesday morning, the Saudi energy ministry said. A Pakistani and an Indian national were injured.

The identity and home address of the Nepali worker, as well as further details of the incident, have not been made public.

According to the ministry, Saudi air defences intercepted a drone that was heading towards the oil field's processing facility. During the attempted attack, a vehicle belonging to a contractor working at the oil field caught fire.

The fire occurred outside the perimeter of the processing facility and did not affect operations at ...