Grenade Hurled: Multiple Injuries in a Blast at Non-Muslims Cemetery in Saudi Arabia

Published November 11th, 2020 - 11:09 GMT
Member of Saudi special police (AFP/file photo)
Member of Saudi special police (AFP/file photo)

Multiple people have been wounded in an explosion at a Remembrance Day service at a non-Muslim cemetery in the Saudi capital of Jeddah.

Greek and French officials were in attendance and there are unconfirmed reports that British ex-patriots were also there. 

A grenade was hurled which injured at least two people, according to a correspondent for French newspaper Le Figaro.


French senator Damien Regnard tweeted: 'All my support to our compatriots in Saudi Arabia and in Jeddah.'

Photos emerging on social media purport to show a wounded person lying on the ground being treated by men in military dress, as well as blood spatters beside wreaths for the service.

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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