Boris Johnson apologises after activist targets Saudi general at London event

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has apologised to the Saudi government after an activist tried to carry out a citizen's arrest of one of the Gulf state's generals.

Boris Johnson apologises after activist targets Saudi general at London event

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has apologised to the Saudi government after an activist tried to carry out a citizen's arrest of one of the Gulf state's generals.

An anti-war campaigner attempted to arrest Maj Gen Ahmed Asiri over Saudi Arabia's involvement in the conflict in Yemen - while another protester threw an egg at the senior officer as he arrived at an event in London.

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