French magazine attack incompatible with Islam: Saudi

The killing of 12 people at a French satirical weekly today is incompatible with the Muslim religion, said Saudi Arabia, the home of Islam's holiest sites.

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has followed with deep sorrow the terrorist attack" at the Charlie Hebdo magazine, the state Saudi Press Agency said, citing an unnamed official source.

It said the source condemned "this cowardly terrorist attack which is incompatible with Islam". France and Saudi Arabia enjoy friendly relations.