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| Several injuries following attack at non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during Remembrance Day ceremony | Several injuries following attack at non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during Remembrance Day ceremony |
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| Several people were injured in a suspected grenade attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony held at a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning. | Several people were injured in a suspected grenade attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony held at a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning. |
| Officials from several countries were at the cemetery at the time of the attack. An unnamed Greek official told Reuters that four people have been injured. According to reports, a Greek national and several Saudi guards are among those hurt. | Officials from several countries were at the cemetery at the time of the attack. An unnamed Greek official told Reuters that four people have been injured. According to reports, a Greek national and several Saudi guards are among those hurt. |
| “The embassies that were involved in the commemoration ceremony condemn this cowardly attack, which is completely unjustified,” the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement. They called on the Saudi authorities to “shed as much light as they can on this attack, and to identify and hunt down the perpetrators.” | “The embassies that were involved in the commemoration ceremony condemn this cowardly attack, which is completely unjustified,” the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement. They called on the Saudi authorities to “shed as much light as they can on this attack, and to identify and hunt down the perpetrators.” |
| Photos shared on social media purport to show a wounded dignitary lying on the ground, with blood spatters alongside memorial wreaths. | Photos shared on social media purport to show a wounded dignitary lying on the ground, with blood spatters alongside memorial wreaths. |
| French Senator Damien Regnard tweeted a message of support for those injured in the blast. “All my support to our compatriots in Saudi Arabia and in Jeddah,” he wrote. | French Senator Damien Regnard tweeted a message of support for those injured in the blast. “All my support to our compatriots in Saudi Arabia and in Jeddah,” he wrote. |
| The consulate reportedly cautioned French nationals living in Saudi Arabia to exercise “maximum vigilance” in the aftermath of the attack. | The consulate reportedly cautioned French nationals living in Saudi Arabia to exercise “maximum vigilance” in the aftermath of the attack. |
| “In particular, exercise discretion, and stay away from all gatherings and be cautious when moving around,” the statement, issued to French residents in Jeddah, reads as cited by the media. | “In particular, exercise discretion, and stay away from all gatherings and be cautious when moving around,” the statement, issued to French residents in Jeddah, reads as cited by the media. |
| The attack comes just 12 days after a knife attack at the French consulate in Jeddah, on the same day three people were killed in an Islamist terrorist attack in Nice. | The attack comes just 12 days after a knife attack at the French consulate in Jeddah, on the same day three people were killed in an Islamist terrorist attack in Nice. |
| The French embassy in the UAE and consulate in Dubai issued a joint statement after the attack advising French residents to maintain vigilance. | |
| France has faced escalating tensions with the Muslim world in recent weeks. In mid-October, a school teacher was beheaded near Paris after he showed cartoons of Prophet Mohammed to his students. President Macron endorsed the caricatures and proclaimed a crackdown on “radical Islam.” This stance caused uproar in Muslim countries. | France has faced escalating tensions with the Muslim world in recent weeks. In mid-October, a school teacher was beheaded near Paris after he showed cartoons of Prophet Mohammed to his students. President Macron endorsed the caricatures and proclaimed a crackdown on “radical Islam.” This stance caused uproar in Muslim countries. |
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