Saudi embassy in Morocco pays tribute to Rayan

Security forces late on February 5, form a human chain to contain onlookers as an ambulance carrying the body of 5-year-old Rayan drives away from the scene where the boy fell in a well shaft on February 1. (AFP)

The Saudi Embassy in Morocco mourned the death of Rayan on Sunday, who died of his injuries after falling into a well 5 days ago.

The embassy offered condolences and sympathy to the family of Rayan, the Moroccan leadership and the Moroccan people on the death of the child.

The embassy also praised efforts made by the Moroccan authorities in order to save the five-year-old.

Egypt and Sudan, meanwhile, also offered their condolences to Morocco and praised the country’s tireless efforts in attempts to save the Moroccan boy.

The Moroccan Royal Court announced the death of Rayan after strenuous efforts in which rescue teams tried to get him out of the well.