Dubai: The family of an Indian national killed in an attack at Saudi Arabia's international airport decided to hold his funeral in Riyadh, the Indian Embassy said on Monday. Mohammed Yousuf Ali was killed in an attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, which left 300 people injured, including 10 Indian nationals. Saudi Arabia has blamed Yemen's Houthis for the attack.
"Regarding Riyadh airport attack on Oct 10. The family of late Mohammed Yousuf Ali, who passed away in the attack on Riyadh airport, has decided to conduct the funeral in Riyadh itself," the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia posted on social media.
The Indian mission said that it is providing "all assistance to the bereaved family including completion of all formalities for the funeral."
Indian embassy officials visited the hospitals to enquire about the health of the injured Indian nationals undergoing treatment. "Three persons continue to be in ICU, and two more have been admitted in the ICU, two remain in the normal ward, and the rest have been discharged," it said.
The Indian mission said that it remains in constant touch with the family members of all those injured and is providing all possible support.
Four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a US citizen, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese were also killed in the attack.
India condemns attack on Riyadh Airport
India on Sunday strongly condemned the attack on Saudi Arabia's international airport. New Delhi said the repeated attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Gulf nation are "completely unacceptable and must cease immediately."
The Indian Embassy on Sunday reposted its Thursday''s advisory on social media, requesting all Indian nationals in Saudi Arabia to remain alert and vigilant, stay indoors as necessary and follow instructions issued by local authorities.
(Note: Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Daily Jagran staff. Credit: PTI)
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