Hassan al-Qahtani was killed Monday while driving to work at the Saudi consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi.
Four people on two motorcycles fired at the official car.
The Government of Saudi Arabia has condemned the "criminal attack."
A Saudi diplomat was killed Monday in Karachi, southern Pakistan, an attack which was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban. The Government of Saudi Arabia has condemned the "criminal attack" and has announced it will open an investigation jointly with the Pakistani authorities.
In a statement quoted by state news agency, the Government of Riyadh diplomat said the deceased was a consular employee, named Hassan al-Qahtani, who was murdered while traveling to work." The diplomat died after a group of armed men attacked a car from the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Karachi, said the Saudi ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Aziz al-Ghadeer. Apparently, the diplomat was driving his own car when "four people riding a motorcycle opened fire from two positions," police said.
While the U.S. does not put an end to attacks with unmanned aircraft will remain similar attacks This attack comes days after several people threw two hand grenades at the headquarters of the Saudi consulate in Karachi, although in that case there were no casualties. The terrorist organization Al Qaeda has vowed to avenge the recent death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, at the hands of a U.S. command in the territory of Pakistan.
A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban have taken on behalf of the Islamic militia,"the responsibility "of the attack and said that" while the United States no longer pursue Al Qaeda and no end to the attacks with unmanned aircraft will having similar attacks."
Earlier, a spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, had claimed that the Taliban had committed the attack, but had added that they supported "fully" the attack because,"like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia is a slave of the United States and indeed, is two steps ahead of Pakistan."
Four people on two motorcycles fired at the official car.
The Government of Saudi Arabia has condemned the "criminal attack."
A Saudi diplomat was killed Monday in Karachi, southern Pakistan, an attack which was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban. The Government of Saudi Arabia has condemned the "criminal attack" and has announced it will open an investigation jointly with the Pakistani authorities.
In a statement quoted by state news agency, the Government of Riyadh diplomat said the deceased was a consular employee, named Hassan al-Qahtani, who was murdered while traveling to work." The diplomat died after a group of armed men attacked a car from the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Karachi, said the Saudi ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Aziz al-Ghadeer. Apparently, the diplomat was driving his own car when "four people riding a motorcycle opened fire from two positions," police said.
While the U.S. does not put an end to attacks with unmanned aircraft will remain similar attacks This attack comes days after several people threw two hand grenades at the headquarters of the Saudi consulate in Karachi, although in that case there were no casualties. The terrorist organization Al Qaeda has vowed to avenge the recent death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, at the hands of a U.S. command in the territory of Pakistan.
A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban have taken on behalf of the Islamic militia,"the responsibility "of the attack and said that" while the United States no longer pursue Al Qaeda and no end to the attacks with unmanned aircraft will having similar attacks."
Earlier, a spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, had claimed that the Taliban had committed the attack, but had added that they supported "fully" the attack because,"like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia is a slave of the United States and indeed, is two steps ahead of Pakistan."
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