'France strongly condemns this cowardly, unjustifiable attack'

Several people were wounded when an "improvised explosive device" detonated at a cemetery for non-Muslims in Saudi Arabia, France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. 

It remains unclear if any fatalities resulted from the blast.

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"The annual ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at the non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, attended by several consulates, including that of France, was the target of an IED attack this morning, which injured several people," the ministry said.

"France strongly condemns this cowardly, unjustifiable attack."

Wednesday's blast came as French President Emmanuel Macron, the target of ire in much of the Muslim world for vowing to confront Islamist radicalism following a spate of attacks, attended a WWI memorial ceremony in Paris.

Several countries are marking the 102nd anniversary of the armistice signed by Germany and Allied countries to end the war. Read more at i24