Abu Dhabi, Jan. 14th, 2008 (WAM) – A UAE diplomat was slightly injured following a terrorist attack on a hotel in the Afghan Capital on Monday, according to a responsible source at the UAE Foreign Ministry.
Aref Abdullah Al Tinaiji, a third secretary in the UAE Embassy in Kabul, sustained a slight wound as a result of a terrorist attack on Sarina Hotel in Kabul,” the source said.
The source indicated that Al Tinaaji, who happened to be in the hotel along with the Embassy’s Charge d’Affaires Mohammed Ahmed Al Othman when the attack was staged, was being treated at a Kabul hospital.
The source described Al Tinaiji’s health condition as stable. “The Foreign Ministry has informed the family of the injured diplomat and assured them that he was in good health condition,” he said.
The source denounced the terrorist act and reiterated the UAE’s unequivocal determination to supporting the Afghani Government in its efforts to provide humanitarian aid to the Afghani people.