French officials say multiple people were wounded when an explosive device hit a ceremony commemorating the first world war armistice at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.
The officials from the French foreign ministry said that several countries had representatives at the ceremony on Wednesday, held at a cemetery for non-Muslim dead. The identities of the victims were unclear.
Wednesday marks the 102nd anniversary of the armistice ending the first world war and is commemorated in several European countries. The French officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
The attack follows a stabbing on 29 October in which a guard was wounded at the French consulate in Jeddah.
France has urged its citizens in the kingdom to be “on maximum alert” amid heightened tensions after an assailant decapitated a French school teacher who showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in class.
The French president’s support for caricatures as a cornerstone of free speech has riled some Muslims who view the depictions as incitement and a form of hate speech.
source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/11/several-injured-explosion-armistice-day-ceremony-jeddah-saudi-arabia
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