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UN chief condemns car bomb attack in Saudi Arabia

Xinhua, July 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned a car bomb attack that happened Thursday at a police checkpoint in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, according to a statement of his spokesperson.

The driver of the vehicle was killed and two law enforcement officers were injured by the explosion, said the statement.

"He (the secretary-general) is particularly saddened and angered by the fact that this attack comes ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. He calls for the persons responsible for the attack to be brought to justice," said the statement.

The secretary-general wished speedy recovery to the officers injured and expressed his sympathies to the government and people of Saudi Arabia, said the statement.

The blast went off when police manning the checkpoint on Al-Hair Road stopped the car for a routine check.

Thursday's explosion took place on the last day of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Endi