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28 March 2024

Saudi king vows to punish Qatif terrorists

King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has vowed that every participant, planner, supporter, collaborator, or sympathiser of the heinous crime that targeted a mosque at the village of Qudayh, Qatif, will be held accountable (AP)

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has vowed that every participant, planner, supporter, collaborator, or sympathiser of the heinous crime that targeted a mosque at the village of Qudayh, Qatif, will be held accountable, tried and punished.

The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday that in a cable sent to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques stressed, "Our efforts will never stop at any time from fighting the deviant thought, confronting the terrorists and wiping out their hotbeds."

He added, "We have all been distressed by the heinous crime that targeted a mosque in the village of Qudayh, resulting in death of innocent victims and have been pained by the enormity of this heinous terrorist attack, which is contrary to Islamic and human values."