Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent on Tuesday a cable of condolence and sympathy to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani following the explosion at a gas-processing facility in Ras Laffan industrial zone that resulted in deaths and injuries. He extended his deepest condolences to the emir, the families of the deceased, and the people of Qatar, and wished the injured a speedy recovery. Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, sent Sheikh Tamim a similar cable. A huge blast at a Qatar gas hub killed 13 people and injured 66 others, the state's energy minister said on Monday. Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion, which Saad al-Kaabi said was "an accident and not sabotage or hostile in nature", despite earlier Iranian attacks targeting energy facilities in the Gulf during the Middle East war. He announced "the tragic loss of 13 lives of our people who hold Indian and Pakistani nationalities. 66 people have been reported injured and are receiving medical treatment, none of whom are in life-threatening condition".
