The suicide attacker who blew himself up close to the US consulate in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah in 2016 was Indian, authorities have said. The identity of the attacker was confirmed through a DNA test. The DNA sample had been sent by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as part of the growing cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia on counterterrorism.
Saudi Arabian authorities had initially identified the suicide bomber as Abdullah Qalzar Khan and said he was a Pakistan national. The image released by Saudi Arabian authorities had been noticed by officials of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). They identified the man as resembling Fayaz Kagzi and reached out to the Saudi Arabian authorities.

The suicide attacker who blew himself up close to the US consulate in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah in 2016 was Indian, authorities have said. The identity of the attacker was confirmed through a DNA test. The DNA sample had been sent by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as part of the growing cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia on counterterrorism.
Saudi Arabian authorities had initially identified the suicide bomber as Abdullah Qalzar Khan and said he was a Pakistan national. The image released by Saudi Arabian authorities had been noticed by officials of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). They identified the man as resembling Fayaz Kagzi and reached out to the Saudi Arabian authorities.