Kuwait condemns deadly attack on Saudi diplomat

The State of Kuwait condemned on Monday the assassination of the Saudi diplomat, Hassan Al-Qahtani, in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday. According to "KUNA" news agency, the denunciation was expressed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, in a cable of condolences, addressed to his Saudi counterpart, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, from Rome, Italy. The senior Kuwaiti official is currently in the Italian capital for taking part in an international conference on the formation and membership regulations of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Sheikh Dr. Mohammad said in his cable, "I was deeply distressed with the flagrant terrorist attack and assassination of Mr. Hassan Al-Qahtani, the diplomat of the consulate of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Karachi". Al-Qahtani was shot dead by gunmen on speeding motorcycles in the Pakistani city who pumped bullets at his car, also killing the driver. The incident accorded close to the building of the Saudi consulate.