Pakistan has condemned the terrorist attacks on vessels and oil-relatedinfrastructure in Saudi Arabia, reiterating its support to the kingdomagainst any threat to its territorial integrity.
Riyadh said on Monday that a fuel transport ship anchored at a Jeddahterminal was attacked by an explosive-laden boat, after shipping firmHafnia said that one of its oil tankers, the BW Rhine, had been hit by anunidentified “external source”.
The Saudi energy ministry spokesperson said the attack resulted in a smallfire which emergency units extinguished, but there was no damage tounloading facilities nor any effect on supplies
“Pakistan strongly condemns today’s [Monday] terrorist attacks on oiltransport vessels in Jeddah and Al-Shuqaiq, and on petroleum distributionstation in Jizan in Saudi Arabia,” a statement issued by the Foreign Officesaid following the attack.
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These attacks threaten peace and security of Saudi Arabia, as well as theregion, it added. “We call for their immediate cessation.”
