Several people were wounded Wednesday in what French officials said was a bomb attack targeting a World War I commemoration ceremony attended by European diplomats.
France’s Foreign Ministry said the non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, attended by several consulates, including that of France, was the target of an IED [improvised explosive device] attack this morning, which injured several people.
The ministry strongly condemned this cowardly, unjustifiable attack while Greek government official said four people were slightly injured in the blast, including a Greek national.
The Saudi government communications office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The blast is the second security incident to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia’s second-most populous city, in the last couple of weeks.
On October 29 a Saudi man was arrested after attacking and wounding a security guard at the French consulate there.
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