Saudi Arabia Condemns Assassination Attempt Targeting Trump

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by US Secret Service agents as he is helped off the stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Saudi Arabia condemned on Monday the shooting attack at former US President Donald Trump expressing solidarity with him and his family, the United States and its people.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry rejected in a statement all forms of violence, expressing deepest sympathy with the family of the deceased and wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
On Sunday, Trump was subject to an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania that left one attendee dead and critically injured two others.
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi, also condemned the incident, stressing that violence and terrorism can not be justified under any circumstances.
Albudaiwi added that the GCC rejects all forms of violence that endanger international and regional security and peace.
He expressed his deepest sympathy with the former US President wishing him a speedy recovery.