The question of stopping the Dakar rally 2022 in Saudi Arabia “arises” after the explosion which hit a vehicle and is “perhaps” linked to a “terrorist attack”, French Foreign Minister said on Friday. , Jean-Yves Le Drian.
“We thought maybe it was worth giving up on this sporting event,” he said on BFMTV and RMC radio. The question remained. “
A demand for “transparency”
“We made it known very quickly and we told the Saudi organizers and officials that we had to be very transparent about what had just happened because there were hypotheses that it could be a terrorist act,” continued the minister. There have already been terrorist acts against French interests [en Arabie saoudite]. “
Investigators from the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office must go to the scene of the explosion to collect elements. The Dakar, which started on January 1 in Jeddah, is due to arrive in the same city on January 14.