Qatar condemns deadly attack on Saudi palace in Jeddah

Qatar has condemned an attack on a palace guard post in the western Saudi city of Jeddah, which left two security officers dead.

Saudi officials said an attacker drove up to the gates of the palace on Saturday before opening fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, injuring three others before being shot dead by royal guards.

In a statement on Sunday, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it "strongly condemned and denounced the attack" and sent condolences to the families of those who had died.

"The Foreign Ministry reiterated Qatar's firm position rejecting violence and terrorism regardless of their motives or reason," the statement read.

The attacker was named by the Saudi Interior Ministry as 28-year-old Saudi national, Mansour al-Amri.

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