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Foreign Secretary statement on attempted attack in Mecca

Boris Johnson condemns attempted attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Boris Johnson
Published
24 June 2017
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

皇冠体育app Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, said:

I condemn the evil attempt to attack the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Our thoughts are with the injured and their families at this time as well as with Saudi Arabia鈥檚 security forces and first responders who prevented an even greater tragedy. Terrorism respects no country and no religion. We all stand together in confronting it and together we will prevail.

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Published 24 June 2017