The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent a cable of condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the terrorist attack on the St. Petersburg metro.

In his cable, King Salman said: “We strongly denounced and condemned this criminal act.  On behalf of the Saudi government and people, we offered condolences to Your Excellency, the families of the victims and the Russian people, reiterating the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's firm stance in rejecting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. We stressed importance of the international efforts to address and eradicate terrorism."