The blast has hit World War I commemoration ceremony attended by European diplomats.
JEDDAH: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-Nov 11th, 2020) At least four people wounded after a bomb blast hit a a World War I commemoration ceremony in Jeddah, the reports say.
High profile personalities including European diplomats were present there at the ceremony.
According to Al-Jazera tv, it was IED [Improvised Explosive Devise] attack this wednesday morning.
France’s foreign ministry said several people fell injured in a bomb blast at a ceremony held in connection with World War I commemoration. Many European diplomats were there on the occasion.
“The annual ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at 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 was quoted as saying by Al-Jazeera.
It said that an official from Greece also confirmed explosion in the ceremony.
“One Greek is among four who injured in the bomb blast,” said the official.
Last month, a guard at the French consulate in Jeddah was attacked by a Saudi citizen. On the same day, a French citizen was attacked by knife in France.
The attacks are being considered as response from the Muslims to incumbent French government for supporting blasphemous caricatures in France last month.
