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The General Authority of Civil Aviation reported twelve fatalities, four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshis and one each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan, and 309 people injured."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Later that day US President Donald Trump addressed a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee. He said Iran might \"do a little bit extra\" before the November 3 midterm elections and that the United States could end the confrontation \"really quick\". He also said Washington was reviewing a possible joint strike with Saudi Arabia against the Houthis."},{"type":"pullquote","text":"They're (Iran) sort of calming down. They'll probably do a little bit extra before the election, thinking it's going to hurt us, but we could end it really quick. 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