JEDDAH: Iranian judicial authorities have held a hotel in the northeastern city of Mashhad responsible for the June incident in which 32 Saudi nationals were affected and four children died after inhaling toxic fumes in the hotel room.
The hotel has been ordered to pay blood money for the Saudi children.
The children were Deema Al-Fakher, 13, her brother Hassan Abdul Ghani, 3, and two babies — Haidar Ali Qassim and Hassan Ali Al-Awami.
Abdul Ghani Al-Fakher and his wife are receiving treatment at the intensive care unit of a local hospital.
Abdullah Al-Hamrani, Saudi consul general in Mashhad, said the Iranian judicial inquiry has confirmed that the four children died of poisoning.
The tragedy struck the families from Qatif who were staying in the hotel rooms on the fourth floor. The authorities also ordered the hotel to compensate the injured.
Saudi kids’ deaths: Iran hotel to pay blood money
Saudi kids’ deaths: Iran hotel to pay blood money
