From the official Twitter account of the Saudi Embassy in Spain, the ambassador Azzam bin Abdul Karim al-Qain has denied the information published by the newspaper ABC

The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Spain denies the alleged attempted robbery with violence and intimidation of the Saudi ambassador

PHOTO/TWITTER/@KSAembassyES - His Excellency Ambassador Azzam al-Qain hosted the annual Ramadan Iftar banquet in honour of Their Excellencies the heads of missions of Arab and Islamic countries in the Kingdom of Spain. The occasion was also attended by a number of parliamentary friends of the embassy, including members of the Spanish Senate and House of Representatives and senior officials of the host country

Enrique Fernández

03 de mayo de 2023 (13:39 h.)

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Following the publication of the newspaper ABC, which was echoed by several Madrid media, the Saudi Embassy has denied that the ambassador and his wife and daughters were victims of an attempted robbery in Madrid. The published investigations emphasise that the alleged robbery was "carried out with violence" through "the use of a knife with which the ambassador was hit when he was acting in defence of the physical integrity of his daughters", as reported in the newspaper ABC.

The Spanish-language daily ABC reported that the ambassador and his family had been assaulted by the "Rolex gang" in Calle Don Ramón de la Cruz, in the Salamanca district of the capital, Madrid, at around 2.30 p.m. and that a Rolex watch valued at 25,000 euros had been stolen.

Moreover, according to the Arab media Al-Weam, the ambassador is not in Spain but in the Kingdom enjoying his holidays, as he posted on his personal Twitter account moments later.

Ambassador Abdul Karim announced on his Twitter account: "The Spanish newspaper ABC published this morning and it was reported by other agencies that the Saudi ambassador and his family were robbed in the capital, Madrid, by people motivated by the robbery. It was also mentioned that during the defence I was hit on the head...! The whole news is devoid of truth and has no basis whatsoever, and I am still enjoying my annual holiday with my family all over the beloved Kingdom, and in perfect health and well-being."