Malaysia urges Umrah pilgrims to hold off travel after deadly Riyadh airport missile strike

The Malaysian government has advised its citizens to postpone non-essential travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah due to security concerns following a missile attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which resulted in 12 deaths and 309 injuries.

While there have been no security incidents reported in Makkah, the attack has heightened caution.

The Foreign Ministry confirmed no Malaysians were harmed in the recent attacks, including those near King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.

SEPANG, Oct 12 — Malaysians are advised to temporarily postpone travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah following security concerns after a deadly attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said.

He said that while there had been no incident in Makkah, the missile attack in Riyadh had prompted the government to advise Malaysians to defer non-essential travel to Makkah and Madinah for the time being.

“There has been no incident in Makkah, but the missile explosion in Riyadh has raised security concerns,” he told reporters after attending the departure of Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the Bunga Raya Complex here today

Yesterday, the Foreign Ministry reported that no Malaysians had been killed or injured in Saturday’s attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh or the incident involving a projectile that fell near King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation reported that the attack on King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and injured 309 others.

The fatalities comprised four Saudi nationals, two Bangladeshis and one national each from the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Sudan. — Bernama

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由于利雅得哈立德国王国际机场发生导弹袭击，造成 12 人死亡、309 人受伤，出于安全考虑，马来西亚政府建议其公民推迟前往沙特阿拉伯进行非必要副朝的旅行。

虽然麦加尚未发生任何安全事件，但此次袭击事件提高了人们的警惕性。

外交部证实，在最近的袭击事件中，包括达曼法赫德国王国际机场附近的袭击事件，没有马来西亚人受伤。

雪邦，10月12日讯——外交部长拿督斯里莫哈末哈山表示，鉴于利雅得哈立德国王国际机场发生致命袭击事件，出于安全考虑，建议马来西亚公民暂时推迟前往沙特阿拉伯进行副朝的行程。

他说，虽然麦加没有发生任何事件，但利雅得的导弹袭击促使政府建议马来西亚人暂时推迟前往麦加和麦地那的非必要旅行。

“麦加方面没有发生任何事件，但利雅得的导弹爆炸引发了安全担忧，”他今天在出席约旦国王阿卜杜拉二世在班加拉亚综合大楼的离境仪式后告诉记者。

昨天，外交部报告称，在周六利雅得哈立德国王国际机场发生的袭击事件以及达曼法赫德国王国际机场附近发生的投掷物事件中，没有马来西亚人伤亡。

沙特阿拉伯民航总局报告称，哈立德国王国际机场遇袭事件造成 12 人死亡，309 人受伤。

遇难者包括四名沙特公民、两名孟加拉国公民，以及分别来自美国、埃及、约旦、叙利亚、巴勒斯坦和苏丹的各一名公民。——马新社

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