Bomb attack in Saudi Arabia, several injured

(Photo illustration) A non-Muslim cemetery has been bombed in Saudi Arabia.

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In western Saudi Arabia, several people were injured in a bombing on Wednesday at the non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, during a ceremony commemorating the armistice of November 11, 1918, the ministry said. French for Foreign Affairs.

#Saudi Arabia Attempted attack this morning at the cemetery of non-Muslims in #Jeddah.

During the # 11November ceremony.

In the presence of the Consul General of France, 🇮🇪, 🇬🇧 ... & French expatriates.

Injured ... 15

days after knife attack at the Consulate, France still targeted !?

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- Clarence Rodriguez (@Clarencewoman) November 11, 2020

"The annual ceremony commemorating the end of the First World War 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.

This is the second attack targeting French interests in Jeddah after that of October 29 against a security guard of the French consulate, against the backdrop of a series of jihadist attacks in France but also in Vienna on November 2, partly linked to the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

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