Shocked Riyadh deplores brutality

(MENAFN- Arab News) RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned Friday's synchronized terror attacks in Kuwait Tunisia and France which killed 67 people and left many injured. Daesh claimed responsibility for the deadly strikes.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Shoura Council members as well as citizens called the acts heinous and slammed the perpetrators of the crime.
King Salman called Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Tunisian President Al-Baji Qaid Al-Sabsi and sent a cable to French President Francois Hollande on Saturday condemning the terror attacks.
The king offered his sincerest condolences to the governments and peoples of the three countries as well as to the bereaved families of the victims and prayed for the quick recovery of those injured in the attacks.
The king expressed the hope that the world community puts in concerted effort to fight terrorism and rid the society of its evils.
The crown prince and the deputy crown prince also condemned the terror attacks calling them a criminal and cowardly act which is 'intolerable and must be condemned by all in every possible manner.'
Sadaka Yehia Fadil a senior member of the Shoura Council told Arab News that the terror acts showed the ugly face of the perpetrators. 'We deplore the brutality of the terrorists who perpetrated this violence which only highlights their complete disregard for humanity.'
Sara Alghusson head of the advocacy and media for Princess Al-Anood Center for Youth Development (Warif) said 'I really feel sorry for those affected in the terror attacks and express deepest condolences to the families of those killed and hope for the rapid recovery of the wounded.'
Abdullah Zeyad a student in Riyadh said: 'One after another Friday we come to know about terror attacks for which Daesh is taking responsibility. It is cruel and inhuman to kill anybody.'
Meanwhile Faisal bin Hassan Trad Saudi ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva denounced the terror attacks and outlined the Kingdom's role in fighting against terrorism.
The Saudi government and people are with Kuwait in maintaining its security stability and unity he said in his speech while expressing his condolences to the bereaved families.
In simultaneous attacks that shook the Middle East 27 Shiite worshippers were killed when a man exploded himself during the Friday congregational prayers in a Kuwait mosque and 38 European sunbathers were gunned down by a man at a Tunisian beach resort.
A suspected militant launched a raid on a gas factory in eastern France pinning a decapitated head to the gates and injuring at least two others with explosive devices.