Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued a statement on Wednesday strongly condemning the attack on the Palestine Embassy in Algeria, in which the Palestinian Ambassador sustained knife injuries.
The Palestinian authorities have said they are monitoring the situation in Algeria and coordinating with the authorities there to ensure that justice is done and the three attackers are punished as per Algerian law.
According to the statement issued by the MoFA, the Palestinian Ambassador to Algeria, Hussain Abdul Khaleq, sustained injuries while he was in his office at the embassy on Monday.
Bad image
The statement said the attack gave a bad image to the Palestinian cause and the diplomatic work put in by the occupied Arab state. However, the attack would not impact the strong brotherly relations between Palestine and Algeria, the statement added.
The ministry and the Palestinian Embassy in Algeria considered the attack as attempted murder against Abdul Khaleq and his embassy crew.
Hired assassins
The ministry alleged the attackers were three hired assassins and said they came to the Embassy premises ostensibly on some official business but, once inside, drew out long knives and went straight to the office of the Ambassador.
The Ambassador was with guests and embassy officials who all tried to overpower his attackers. Abdul Khaleq was injured and later rushed to hospital for treatment.
The ministry said the incident was immediately reported to the Algerian and Palestinian authorities and the attackers would be punished for their crime.
