Saudi Gazette report

PARIS — A Saudi citizen sustained injuries, including multiple fractures, following his fall from the balcony of a hotel where he was staying in the southern French city of Cannes.

Responding to the social media reports about the accident, the Saudi embassy in Paris confirmed that the accident happened last Wednesday.

The embassy said that the citizen was transferred to a specialized hospital where he is receiving the necessary medical care. “The embassy is following up his condition with the French health authorities and the rest of the concerned authorities,” the embassy said in a statement, while wishing him speedy recovery.