An Indian citizen died in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday amid the conflict in West Asia, the Indian embassy in Riyadh said on Friday.

In a social media post, the embassy expressed its condolences about the person’s death in the capital Riyadh. It added that it was in touch with the person’s family and with the local authorities.

The cause of the death was unclear.

With this, six Indians have been killed in the conflict so far.

On March 14, the Union government said that five Indians had been killed and one was missing, ANI reported.

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The Indian diplomatic missions in Oman, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates are in touch with the authorities regarding the missing Indian and for early repatriation of the bodies of those who had died, the news agency had quoted Additional Secretary (Gulf) Aseem Mahajan as saying.

On March 2, the Directorate General of Shipping said that three Indian seafarers were killed and one was injured amid the conflict. It did not, however, provide details of the incidents that led to their deaths.

Two Indians were killed in a drone attack in Oman’s Sohar province on March 13.

Follow top updates on the conflict in West Asia here.

More Indians cross into Armenia, Azerbaijan

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that 913 more Indians had crossed into Armenia and Azerbaijan from Iran through land routes with the embassies’ assistance.

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Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the number of Indian crossing into Iran’s neighbouring countries had increased yesterday.

Additionally, 284 pilgrims who had been stranded in the region have returned to India, he added.

The conflict in West Asia began on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran. Tehran has retaliated by launching missiles and drones at targets in the Gulf, including US bases, ships and major cities in the region.

Israel has been claiming that Iran is close to obtaining a nuclear weapon, which could alter the regional security balance. Tehran has long maintained that its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes.