We unequivocally condemn today’s terrorist attack, which targeted a ceremony at Jeddah’s non-Muslim cemetery commemorating the end of World War I. A Greek police officer who is serving at the Consulate General in Jeddah, and who was accompanying an employee of the Consulate General to the ceremony, was injured in the attack.
The police officer, who has been hospitalized, is in good health and out of danger. He has the support of the Consulate General and our Embassy in Riyadh, which remain in ongoing contact with the Saudi Arabian authorities. We wish him a speedy recovery.
We also express our warm thanks to the Saudi Arabian authorities for the support and sympathy they showed from the very outset and for the efforts they are making to investigate the incident.
November 11, 2020