MOFA condemns Houthi attacks on civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) strongly condemns the Houthis in Yemen for launching missile and drone attacks since October 6 on such civilian facilities in other countries as King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. These attacks have injured numerous innocent victims, including one Taiwan national, and killed others. MOFA expresses its sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wishes the injured a speedy recovery. Immediately after learning of the Taiwan national being injured, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia took action. TECRO personnel gained a better understanding of the circumstances surrounding the incident and visited the hospital to express concern to the national involved on behalf of the Taiwan government and to provide assistance. MOFA and TECRO will continue to closely follow the status of Taiwan nationals in Saudi Arabia and monitor related security developments.  MOFA reiterates that it supports Saudi Arabia’s efforts to maintain national security and condemns all attacks against civilians and civilian facilities. As such actions not only endang...