Editing Simon Cumbers (section)

== Reactions ==
[[Koïchiro Matsuura]], the director-general of [[UNESCO]], condemned the attack. His statement said, "I condemn this attack which targeted two media professionals carrying out their professional work, and who were investigating the ruthless al-Qaeda terrorist network. It is no coincidence that the enemies of freedom and democracy attack media professionals whose work upholds the values of freedom, enshrined in the United Nations Charter, and of freedom of expression, guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."<ref name=unesco>{{cite web|url=http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=15907&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415153155/http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D15907%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 April 2005|title=UNESCO Condemns Attack on BBC Journalists in Saudi Arabia|access-date=29 November 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

UK Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] said, "We have to be vigilant and get out and get after them and make sure we deal with this (terrorism) issue."<ref name=cbsnews />

A spokesperson for the [[Committee to Protect Journalists]] said, "We deplore this deadly attack on our colleagues and call on Saudi authorities to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice in a timely manner."<ref name=ifex>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2004/06/07/cpj_calls_on_authorities_to_apprehend/|title=CPJ calls on authorities to apprehend perpetrators of attack on BBC cameraman and reporter|work=IFEX|date=7 June 2004}}</ref>

[[Stewart Purvis]], a former chief executive of ITN, said, "These are tragic circumstances and they are very dangerous for any media presence in Saudi Arabia."<ref name=bbc1 />