Riyadh: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China over the victims of the gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County.

According to Saudi Press Agency, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques extended his deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to the Chinese president, the families of the deceased, and the Chinese people, wishing the missing a safe return to their families.