Several people were injured in an explosive attack on Wednesday November 11 at the non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, a city in western Saudi Arabia, during a ceremony commemorating the armistice of November 11, 1918, a announced the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Four people were slightly injured, according to Reuters quoting a Greek government official.
A Greek national would have been affected, according to the same source.
"The annual ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at the non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, involving several consulates general including the French consulate, was the target of an explosive device attack this morning, which left several injured ", indicated the Quai d'Orsay.
"France strongly condemns this cowardly attack that nothing can justify," added French diplomacy.
With AFP
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