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  • Saudi Arabia Recalls Amb. From Budapest (Hungary PM Called Saudi Soccer Team "Arab Terrorists")

    02/19/2005 4:37:40 PM PST · by Land_of_Lincoln_John · 5 replies · 341+ views
    Arab News ^ | 20 February 2005 | Istvan Horkai
    BUDAPEST, 20 February 2005 — Saudi Arabia has ordered its ambassador in Budapest back to Riyadh for consultations to protest an off the cuff remark in which Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany referred to Saudi footballers as “Arab terrorists.” Gyurcsany’s comment was made earlier this month when he hailed Hungary’s football team for having “fought with death-defying courage” against “Arab terrorists” in a friendly match against Saudi Arabia on Feb. 2. “We received official notice this week that the Saudi Arabian ambassador in Budapest was called back by his government for consultations,” Hungarian Foreign Ministry spokesman Viktor Polgar told AFP....