RIYADH: King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their condolences to the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, following the death of three Qatari diplomats in Egypt.

The leaders of Saudi Arabia each sent a cable to the emir on Sunday.

“We send to Your Highness, the family of the deceased and the people of Qatar our deepest condolences and sincere sympathy,” King Salman said in a cable, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

In a separate message, the Saudi crown prince and prime minister conveyed his  condolences and sympathy to the Qatari emir and the families of the deceased, wishing a speedy recovery to the injured, according to the SPA.

The three Qatari diplomats were killed and two others were injured in a car crash on Saturday while traveling to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, roughly 50 km (31 miles) from their destination.

The Qatari embassy in Cairo announced that the injured and the deceased would be repatriated later on Sunday to the capital, Doha.