Türkiye condemns Houthi attack on infrastructure serving Medina’s Prophet’s Mosque

Türkiye strongly condemned Thursday’s Houthi attack on civilian infrastructure serving the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia. The Foreign Ministry reiterated its support for Saudi Arabia and called for steps that could further escalate tensions in the region to be avoided.

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Türkiye condemns Houthi attack on infrastructure serving Medina’s Prophet’s Mosque

Türkiye strongly condemned the Houthi attack on civilian infrastructure serving the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said targeting civilian infrastructure serving the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina was unacceptable and called for the attacks to end immediately and unconditionally.

The statement said such attacks threaten Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty and security and target the sacred values of the Islamic world.

Foreign Ministry building in Ankara (archive)

Türkiye reiterated its strong support for Saudi Arabia and stressed that steps that could further escalate tensions in the region should be avoided.

The Prophet’s Mosque in Medina (archive)

Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran also condemned the attack, calling any assault on the sanctity and security of the Two Holy Mosques "an unacceptable insolence" against the shared sensitivities of the entire Islamic world. "Under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Türkiye will continue to stand by Saudi Arabia," he said.

Turkish Presidential Communications Director Burhanettin Duran

Source: Anadolu Ajansı

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