RIYADH – A Yemeni man was arrested by Saudi authorities on Monday as he performed the Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah for Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week after reigning for 70 years.
Saudi police took action after online outrage against the man as his clip went viral. The man shared a video clip of himself standing at Islam's holiest site while dedicating his pilgrimage to the late British monarch.He can be seen holding up a banner, reading (in Arabic): “Umrah for the soul of Queen Elizabeth II, we ask God to accept her in heaven and among the righteous.”
